On Council agenda there is report for the final report on Facilities Services which is part of the  Parks Recreation & Culture (P&RC) Master Plan.  (There is also  summary report on the P&RC Masterplan). As reviewed there has been considerable consultation in different ways with the public.  As indicated we have made small investment to get up-to-date robust assessment of structural condition of the older facilities; I call it “small” in comparison to the value it will give us to determine how to proceed with maintenance choices  and where we spend money to achieve energy savings.

Our “inventory” of facilities has changed: we have made strategic acquisition of new facilities (Holland Marsh District School),  initiated work on building new facilities (King City Library & Seniors Centre), disposed of the former municipal hall and replaced it, moved one (Laskay Hall) and have started process for building new multi-pupose recreation facility in King City.   I believe we now need to begin the process for creating our vision for King City in the Doctors Lane area: what to do with the current KC Seniors Centre; what to do with the KC Community Arena.  We cannot make decisions about either in isolation.  There is an opportunity which we should not squander because of the building of new facilities (new recreation centre, new KC Seniors’ Centre).  I say this with no pre-conceived answer in terms of either demolishing or re-purposing or simply maintaining. I will be asking Staff about getting this process started.