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.
Traffic Calming: we want to slow down the traffic
At our November 4 Council meeting we spent considerable time hearing from constituents about speeding in their neighbourhood; that then triggered discussion about speeding problems throughout the Township. To get a better understanding of the problem people are...
GTA West Corridor
At November 4 Council meeting there will be a deputation by Ministry of Transport re: the GTA West Corridor,specifically the planning and environmental assessment study, stage 2. I have made several posts on this issues reviewing my opposition; accordingly I was...
Country Day School Public Meeting
At November 4 Council meeting there is a public meeting for the zoning bylaw amendment application by Country Day School. The application is triggered by plans to increase permanent facilities (and eliminate temporary ones), to modify parking area; end result will be...
Boundary Adjustment Public Meeting
At November 4 Council there is a public meeting regarding an application to make boundary adjustments on 2 properties on 19th SDRD west of Old Bathurst. As reviewed in the report there are several factors which are positive about the proposal but there is one which...
Proposed All Way Stop Signs
At November 4 Council meeting there are 2 reports reviewing proposals for installing all way stop signs in response to residernts in each of the area requesting such. I am glad to see Staff assessing these requests even though the warrants (i.e. volume) of the...
Public Meeting November 18: King Rd/Banner Lane
November 18 there is a public meeting for a development application for the site where the municipal offices were located previously i.e. King Road and Banner Lane. It is an important application in terms of its impact on King City. Here is the notice.
Remembrance Day Services in King and area
The Road to Marylake–a talk by the author
Hear the author of "The Road To Marylake," Kelly Matthews talking about the book and the discoveries she made during her research. The history covered is fascinating and touches on a number of characters and events important to King Township including the colourful...
Development on Keele: info meeting Wednesday
Wednesday, Oct. 23 6-9PM there is a public information meeting about the development proposed for Keele St south of King Road where there has been bright blue hoarding along the sidewalk for several years. This is your opportunity to see the plans, both what it is...
Provincial Policy Statement proposal
On Oct.21 Council agenda there is report with proposed response to the draft Provincial Policy Statement (PPS). The PPS is a high level summary of provincial policy on all matters related to land use and how the land is used. Having read it over and looked at some of...
Model Home application
At Oct. 21 Council meeting there is a public meeting for a zoning bylaw amendment to permit a model home being installed at Carmichael and Keele Road. If you wish to comment, ask questions there is no need to register ahead of time.
Additional Parking
Staff report at Oct. 21 Council recommends a contractor to execute plans for additional parking at both the Municipal Centre and the Heritage & Cultural Centre. As the need for expanding the parking at the former has been well demonstrated I think everyone will...
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…