Take a bus to King City Go Train

Effective January 14th there will be a new bus route operating in King Township:  route 61 will be a weekday rush hour service for travel throughout the Township and it is timed to meet two GO trains in each direction.  Here is the detailed schedule and map.In...

Budget/Taxes for 2013

Council is in the middle of 2013 tax assessment/budget discussions.  As expected there is tough debate as Council members have differing viewpoints:  sometimes the disagreement is on a specific issue and sometimes it is on the cumulative impact of all the items i.e....

Decision on Old Schomberg Arena

I am very pleased with the decision Council has made to issue an Expression of Interest for the re-purposing of the site of the old Schomberg Arena through a public/private partnership by way of a sale or a lease.  Clearly, it would be quicker if we simply sold it...

Municipalities Have Authority on Fill–resolution

King Township Council passed a resolution Monday, which if fulfilled, will enhance the ability of all municipalities to exercise their authority to protect water sources in their area.  Specifically, our resolution asks the federal Ministry of Transport,...

Water and Wastewater Rates

One resident has commented that our water rates  support the cliché that water is blue gold.  I think that is a huge exaggeration but I do understand why the comment would be made as water and waste water rates are increasing at a rate well beyond inflation. Annual...

King City Corporate Center (KCCC)

A special Council meeting has been called for this Monday, 11/19; critical agenda item is KCCC application.  The staff report which can be read here recommends that the applications (Official Plan Amendment, Zoning Bylaw Amendment and Draft plan of subdivision) be...