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
Street Names for Stateview
On October 18 council agenda there is a report recommending names for the streets and lanes in the Stateview subdivision east of Keele St. I have no doubt as to whether these three individuals merit the honour. All of them have contributed enormously to King City. Having said that I am not satisfied that these specific naming decisions are appropriate given what these individuals stood for. ...
Restaurant & Drive-Through at Tatton Court
On October 18 council agenda there is a report recommending approval of a zoning bylaw amendment to facilitate a take- out restaurant with drive-through on Tottenham court in the King Ridge shopping centre. At the public meeting on June 7 I raised questions as to whether there is a conflict with the traffic flow for this restaurant and the Montessori school which is west of the proposed...
2022 Budget Survey
As I have posted already over the next six weeks there are several meetings regarding the budget for 2022. A survey about the budget, more specifically about property taxes, has been posted on our speaking@king website; residents are invited to answer the survey. For more information about why the survey has been posted here is the press release announcing it.
Public Planning Meeting Oct. 12 (1 of 2)
On the agenda for the Tuesday, October 12 Public Planning meeting is an application for an Official Plan Amendment and a Zoning Bylaw Amendment for the property where the King City post office is currently located i.e. 20 Doctor's Lane. Here is the notice for the meeting. Here is the Staff report. As I look at the elevation plans I wonder if the property owner and the architect understand the...
The intentions are proper, the impulse has momentum, the issues are great. One of the largest is how to make…
Thank you for the update, Councillor Schaefer. It’s encouraging to see this conversation continue as we look toward a stronger,…
Thank you for your comments Nancy. I believe my motion does protect the GB by calling for "lands of ecological,agricultural…
In the review of the Official Plan, there are two spots where the proposal is to allow development on the…
thank you Dorita for the acknowledgment.