Welcome to my blog! MY primary objective is to alert my constituents and others in King Township about issues being reviewed at the upcoming Council meetings. I do this as I believe the quality of Council decisions is enhanced when the public is engaged. I hope that residents will make deputations and/or send emails to Council to express their opinion and/or to ask important questions. Also, I include notice of meetings and events which I think are particularly important. I welcome your comments, whether you agree or not with me, and only edit to eliminate inappropriate language.
Recent Posts
Rural Zoning Bylaw Discussion Paper
On Monday council agenda there is a report presenting a draft discussion paper for the rural zoning bylaw. As reviewed in the report the process to update it started in 2020 and we are now at the point that a draft bylaw will be soon presented at council. It's impressive to read in the report how much public engagement there has been in this exercise despite the fact that throughout most of the...
Stormwater Masterplan
At 5:00 PM on Monday May 31st there is a working session for Council; topic is a presentation by the Public Works department of the masterplan for the Township’s comprehensive stormwater management plan. As this is a working session the public is not able to participate with either written emailed comments or a verbal deputation; the purpose of the session is to inform Council and for Council to...
Affordable Housing in King?
On May 31st council agenda there is a report on the subject of affordable housing in York Region; the report includes the request from the Region to King Township to support affordable housing over the next five years. As reviewed in the report there are a couple options as to how King could do this: provide 2 acres of land for Housing York Inc or not for profit or profit site dedicated to...
COVID-19 Tax Deferral
On Monday council agenda there is a report recommending a COVID-19 tax deferral program effective for 2021. As reviewed in the report the concept is that those property owners who have suffered financial hardship due to COVID-19 can apply for relief in terms of property tax payments; specifically, assuming application for such and that it is approved the property owner can defer payment of taxes...
Yes there are a number of good sources to help understand how serious the implications of this Bill are. In…
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Debbie: tough to read 133 pages & provide a considered perspective from the Thursday immediately before a meeting of Council…
Hello Sheila, Yes its attack on space and its an attack on farmland. If you are concerned about how the…
hello Jacquie, The Province needs to hear from citizens. It was pressure from citizens that led to the reversal of…