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.
400-404 link Resolution
On Feb. 5 Council there is a draft resolution requesting that the design and construction of the Highway 400-404 link be expedited. When we received a copy of a similar resolution from another municipality earlier I indicated that I would not be supporting it. My...
2018 Budget
An additional Council meeting has been scheduled for Monday Jan. 29 with the primary purpose of presentation and discussion of the draft 2018 Budget. You can read Staff report and the draft budget here. I will not comment on it as I have not reviewed it yet. I...
Public Meeting: Bushland Heights
Here is formal notice of the statutory public meeting for the development called Bushland Heights. As indicated it will be on the February 5 Council meeting. This development is on east side of Jane north of King Road. At this meeting the developer presents their...
Sale of Current Municipal Offices
Staff report on Jan. 22 Council summarizes the negotiated agreement with Zancor for the purchase and sale of the current Township Offices & plaza. Sale price is $10,750,000 which is 50% of total costs of new Town Hall, the new community facilities (gymnasium) and...
Enabling Commuter Cycling
King has received a grant of $91,459 for construction of a cycling path between Hwy 27 and 10th Concession. The grant comes from a provincial program to assist municipalities with implementation of commuter cycling infrastructure to encourage more active commuting...
Sign By-law
When considering the new sign bylaw at previous Council meeting input was provided by a business owner in King Ridge that there should be opportunity for a 3rd temporary sign on the King Road frontage. Given the feedback and discussion Staff did detailed thorough...
Review of 2018 Budget is Delayed
Due to unforseen circumstances the 2018 budget and business plan is not available for review now as was anticipated. At Jan. 22 Council there is a a Staff report providing a top level perspective on the budget. As I don't have any of the details I cannot comment on...
New Bylaw re: Signs
At the January 8th Council meeting the new bylaw to regulate signs and other advertising devices is on the agenda. As reviewed in the report it is very much like the draft one presented in December. I know that many readers will be pleased to see the clear...
An Act Replacing OMB
On Jan. 8th Council agenda there is a staff report reviewing implications of Bill 139, the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watershed Act. (This is the Act which eliminates Ontario Municipal Board (OMB).)The Act provides a framework whereby those who hear...
2017 Community Report
If you didn't receive the above report I strongly encourage you to visit Township Office to get a copy. Alternatively a digital version is available here. In this report there are statistics about King and summaries of projects & initiatives executed in 2016-17.
Pancake Breakfast in Nobleton January 20
I hope to see you at our annual Pancake Breakfast. This year it's in Nobleton on Saturday January 20th 9-11.
Meet Mayor and Your Councillor
To discuss Township and/or ward specific issues the Meet The Mayor and Ward Councillors meetings are a great opportunity. The meeting agenda is informal and is in response to your interests, questions. The meeting for King City (Wards 1 and 5) is Tuesday April 10;...
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…