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...
Aug 26, 2011 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
I have just returned from AMO (Association of Municipalities of Ontario) annual convention. As I expected and hoped it was a good opportunity to meet others representing the interests of constituents to the best of their abilities and providing leadership for the...
Aug 4, 2011 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
Interested in a shuttle service to GO station? Do you want to see more/better public transit options in King? Attend the public information meeting Tuesday Aug. 16 5-7 PM at King City Public Library. As I reviewed in a recent update on a Metrolinx presentation to...
Jul 25, 2011 | The Issues
A recent application for minor variances exposed significant weaknesses in the process for dealing with such applications. Very specifically, there was incomplete identification of the status quo and errors in the application. This resulted in individuals...
