Paving King City Streets

Jul 9, 2012 | The Issues

Restoration of roads damaged during sewer installation is finally going to be completed in King City with a few exceptions as reviewed below.  The 2012 work plan has always included paving a number of streets but the budget was inadequate to do all.  Now, thanks to...

Resolution on Large Scale Wind Farms

Jun 28, 2012 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues

My motion regarding large scale developments of wind turbines passed unanimously at Council 6/25/12.  Wind energy, along with other renewable energy sources, is an important energy source; our energy mix must feature more renewables in the future.  Having said that,...

Sustainability Plan Update

Jun 28, 2012 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues

Important milestones in our Sustainability Plan have been accomplished.  Terms of Reference (TofR) for the Sustainability Committee (SC) was approved by Council 6/25. And the Sustainability Plan was launched to all Municipal Staff this week. Next step:  appoint the 4...

Hate the Towers but don’t want calls dropped

Jun 13, 2012 | The Issues

Most of us love the capability created  but most of us don’t want to see the means for creating that capability.  I am referring to smart phones and telecommunication towers a.k.a “cell phone towers.” Communication facilities are federally regulated; the approval...

BLACKOUTSPEAKOUT: Please speak out TODAY for nature and democracy.

Jun 4, 2012 | The Issues

As our parliament considers a budget bill that would vastly transform our environmental protections in the absence of transparent public discussion, I am joining with colleagues across the country to say: Silence is Not an Option. Today, with hundreds of others I am ...

“Sweat Equity”–rights or privilege & responsibility

Jun 2, 2012 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues

With the hiring of a contractor as a Heritage Planner we are starting to make some progress on protecting our cultural heritage by listing properties on the Heritage Register.  But from the brief debate at Council 5/28 it is evident that there are challenges ahead as...