Mar 24, 2011 | The Issues
The prospect of a gas fired generator in the Holland Marsh continues to really bother me. My anger about the “faulty process” was re-ignited recently when I read the John Spears’ article. (Toronto Star Business Reporter). You can read the whole article here. To give...
Mar 24, 2011 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
Thanks to two excellent presentations during the past two weeks I have had my eyes & ears opened to some new concepts & issues about heritage—the valuing of it, the respecting of it, the learning from it. On 3/20 the Historical Society hosted a presentation...
Mar 11, 2011 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
Sustainability……. Everyone is doing it. Today in my “traditional” mailbox (i.e. the one covered in wet snow) I received a mailing from a well known global consumer products company with an update on their sustainability plan. And sure, as happens, once everyone is...
Mar 11, 2011 | The Issues
The prospect of an increase of 15% on King Township’s portion of the property tax is eliciting a range of responses from residents: “….any increase greater than inflation (i.e. 2-3%) is unacceptable;” “…is 15% enough?” As a variation, some argue that 15-20% is...
Mar 3, 2011 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
A 13.9% increase on King portion of property taxes is recommended in the 2nd draft budget and business plan for King. Below are the 3 tax scenarios I presented in an earlier posting. To the right I have added the increase proposed in the 2nd draft budget. King...
