On Council agenda for 2/22 there is the annual report about bylaw enforcement. In addition to an opportunity to see what kinds of investigations  are being carried out and how many, its good to see service enhancements planned and the increase use of information technology.  For dog owners living at some distance from Town Hall it is a welcomed improvement to see that on line payment system for dog licenses is being introduced.   I am pleased to know that out in the field the officers are going to have greater access to the Land Manager software; this will surely enable more efficient investigations of reports about inappropriate land use.  I continue to be concerned about our Staffing level, and specifically about our ability to respond to time sensitive issues on weekends; I will be asking for more information about this.

The stats certainly reflect that people are proud of their properties and that we value keeping them in good shape; 25% our the investigations are related to property standards.  And the stats show that indeed our enforcement officers issued a lot of parking tickets as the number skyrocketed versus previous years.  I know that for those living in King Station, they were acutely aware of many of them as there was the huge challenge of dealing with GO Train parking lot construction.