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.
Hwy 27 to Rebellion Way
On April 23 Council agenda there is a Staff recommendation for contractor to "fix" the 19th SDRD between Hwy 27 and Rebellion Way. In an earlier post I reviewed alternatives to the initial recommendation to fully reconstruct the road. At the November 13 meeting...
King City North East: public meeting
On May 7 there is a public meeting for the subdivision referred to often as the North East Landowners Group; this is the development planned for west of Dufferin and south of 15th SDRD; here is formal notice. This is a very large subdivision for about 1,000 homes. ...
New name for a popular Nobleton Park
I can only say "bravo" to the Staff recommendation to rename the park to Nobleton Lions Community Park. Contributions by the Lions to both the Nobleton Community Sports Park (using its former name) and the community at large for over 55 years is significant.
Zoning for Cannabis: working meeting
Monday April 23rd starting at 4 PM there is a working Committee of the Whole meeting; purpose is for Planning to provide an overview of Zoning for Cannabis. Public is invited to attend but it is not a forum for public to ask questions, give comments. It really is...
Let’s Clean Up Our Streets & Roads
On Saturday April 21 everyone in King is requested to participate in the annual clean up of our streets, roads and ditches. Do it as a family, neighbours or with a like minded group of friends. If you have not picked up your supplies see the full calendar here for...
Parking Survey
We want to hear from you about parking in any or all of the 3 villages. Please take the survey. Studies on parking supply and demand have been conducted; now need to hear about your experiences and your perspective on what we want to accomplish in terms of parking...
Keele Streetscaping
Keele Street (Station Road to King Road) is getting a face lift this year including new sidewalks on both sides. The street is not being widened. (In 2019 there is similar project on King Road (new municipal hall to library.)
Train Whistle Cessation: how to achieve
On April 9 Council agenda there is a Staff Report on status of train whistles as GO train and freight (CP) pass through King City on crossings at grade. As indicated there are two key inputs for developing a sustainable strategy to achieve whistle cessation. York...
Magna Lands: request for warehousing
Here is Staff report on an application from Magna to amend the zoning by-law for their property at south west corner of Jane and King Road. The requested amendment is to allow warehousing at their site which is zoned prestige employment. On April 9th at Council...
Replacing the OMB with LPAT
There is a dramatic change in land use planning in Ontario; as of April 3rd any new appeals on decisions (or lack of decisions) by Council will be through the Land Use Planning Tribunal (LPAT) as opposed to the OMB. As I consider one of my responsibilities to be...
Community & Home Assistance to Seniors
Once again I will be participating in the fund raiser for CHATS (Community and Home Assistance to Seniors) annual Walk for Wellness. CHATS provides an incredible array of services to Seniors so that they can continue to live in their homes. Help me achieve my goal...
King City North East Development
Open house/information session is being held on Thursday March 29 from 6:30-8:30 PM for the large residential subdivision proposed for the lands south of 15th sideroad/west of Dufferin. There will be no formal presentation; from 6:30-8:30 public is invited to view...
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…