On Council agenda for 12/12 there are two reports dealing with the announced Township recreation centre on the grounds of Seneca at north west corner of Dufferin & 15th Sideroad.  One report is a recommendation to Council to amend the Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) between King and Seneca covering the negotiation between the two parties over the ground lease for the 25 acre parcel of land.  The amendment would extend the MOU through till end of 2017.  The second report covers a much broader topic but includes the basis for a significant financial contribution by the King City East Developers Group (KCEDG)  to the building of this recreational centre.

The latter report covers resolution of the outstanding appeal against our Development Charges by the KCEDG and the agreement by KCEDG to make a $15,000/dwelling unit contribution to the building of the recreational centre. Given that ultimately there may be 1,000 units this is significant!

As I am writing about the new recreational centre I want to address a couple rumors I have heard recently.  1st….construction on the centre has not started; in fact that is at minimum a couple years away. The excavation underway at Seneca which is visible from15th Sideroad is the Seneca project to expand.  2nd….it is not determined yet exactly what features will be incorporated into the new facility.  And finally, there will be public consultations about the latter and the impact on any current facilities rendered redundant by the new facility.