News and Updates in King Township
I use this blog to inform you of issues within the Township which are being assessed at the Council table as well as tell you about events happening in the Township which are of interest.
Burns Blvd Development with Winter Rd access
On Monday June 7th council meeting there is a public meeting for an application to build a single residential development (house, garage etc.) on a large lot off Burns Blvd but with access from Winter Rd. Reasons for this “unconventional” access is well explained in...
Drive-in restaurant for King City
On Monday June 7th council meeting there is a public meeting for an application for a zoning bylaw amendment to permit a restaurant with a drive through feature at the King Ridge shopping centre. Specific location is west of Dufferin north of Tatton court. As this is...
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Rural Zoning Bylaw Discussion Paper
On Monday council agenda there is a report presenting a draft discussion paper for the rural zoning bylaw. As reviewed in the report the process to update it started in 2020 and we are now at the point that a draft bylaw will be soon presented at council. It's...
Stormwater Masterplan
At 5:00 PM on Monday May 31st there is a working session for Council; topic is a presentation by the Public Works department of the masterplan for the Township’s comprehensive stormwater management plan. As this is a working session the public is not able to...
Affordable Housing in King?
On May 31st council agenda there is a report on the subject of affordable housing in York Region; the report includes the request from the Region to King Township to support affordable housing over the next five years. As reviewed in the report there are a couple...
COVID-19 Tax Deferral
On Monday council agenda there is a report recommending a COVID-19 tax deferral program effective for 2021. As reviewed in the report the concept is that those property owners who have suffered financial hardship due to COVID-19 can apply for relief in terms of...
$$ for the New Recreation Centre
Friday May 21st is a historic day in the history of King Township. Funding was announced to build the long awaited new recreation centre at the 15th Sideroad and Dufferin St. The magnitude of the grants from both the federal and provincial governments is remarkable:...
June 7 Planning Meetings
On Monday June 7th at the Council Planning meeting there will be three public meetings for three different applications. a Zoning bylaw amendment to permit a drive through restaurant at Tatton Court. Official plan amendment application and a Zoning bylaw application...
Cooling & Heating Your Home In A New Way
Looking for alternate ways to be comfortable in your home, in the winter and the summer? If so the webinar series from Climate Action may interest you. And if you are keen to be comfortable without using fossil fuels you will be really interested in the series. The...
Help With Recycling
King Township’s recently launched mobile recycling app is getting a make-over and a long list of new features. King recently partnered with Recycle Coach to launch the mobile app to help residents become expert recyclers and reduce the amount of waste going to...
Kingbridge & Seneca Collaboration
As I posted earlier Kingbridge is changing and has an intent to become an Innovation Centre/Living Lab. There is opportunity to learn more about this: on May 11 at 10 AM Mayor Pellegrini will be part of a fireside chat with Seneca President David Agnew and Prashant...
Recent Comments
What I would like to see is the actual recycling of most of the items in the blue boxes. We…
Good overview and assessment of current situation, and the situation that got us to this point . King Twp has…
thank you for your feedback and acknowledgement of the effort required to understand the budget.
Hi Nancy, Working sessions are really education type meeting for Council members. There isa Council report in the agenda and…
This has got to be the strangest working session. “Overview of King’s Citizen Experience Plan” does not allow for citizens…
Hi Deb, as always your blast/posts are SO helpful! You are a marvel. Your summaries are succinct, informative, opinionated with…
Hi Bruce, just yesterday somebody was telling me about Simcoe and the choices they had.
Hi Debbie, Of interest, Simcoe County has had the carts on wheels for recycling, organics and garbage for some time…
Hello John, good question. I cannot answer at this point; you can be sure I’m going to be finding out.
Since the township is saving on the recycling expense, will this savings be passed on to us the tax payers…