Oct 18, 2011 | Debbie in the Community
At the most recent York Region Transportation Services Committee monthly meeting I heard about a couple upcoming Public Consultations (PCC). If you are interested in the issue/problem being assessed and you want to provide input and/or be informed of outcomes you...
Oct 5, 2011 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
On October 20th the Mayor of King Township invites all residents, organizations, businesses and visitors to share their ideas for shaping King’s future. ECONOMY – Is economic development the answer? Where should growth occur and at what scale? ENVIRONMENT – What do...
Sep 29, 2011 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
A very challenging proposal has been made to King: amend zoning and official plan and see a new commercial enterprise leveraging the beauty of the landscape by offering both wedding & banquet facilities and children’s camp in the countryside of the Oak...
Sep 29, 2011 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
September 26 Committee of Whole (COW) provided a tough reminder of expenses—some we do control and others we don’t. 1. One of the bitter realities identified during the 2011 budget discussions was the need to prepare for refunding golf courses. At that point we...
Sep 20, 2011 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
Realization of any vision is very dependent on actions and decisions by upper tiers of authority. As many peoples’ vision for King, including my own, has as its very foundation, a protected Oak Ridges Moraine (ORM), it is important to me to be assured that the next...
Sep 20, 2011 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
As I posted a couple weeks ago, in late August I attended the annual conference of Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO). The agenda included speeches from the leaders of the 3 traditional Ontario parties. Earlier all leaders had been provided the top 12...
