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
Sustainability Plan Refresh
There are two one hour session when Staff will present the "refreshed" Community Sustainability Plan. The crrent one was approved by Council 2012. Since then there have been accomplishments and progress and some actions have been dormant or at least have not merited attention. Its time to set new goals reflecting where are today and where want to be. The vision isn't changing. Here is where...
Phasing Out Gas Fired Generators
Presumably in response to the more than 30 municipalities in Ontario (where >50% of Ontarians live) making requests to the Province to phase out gas fired generators the IESO (Independent Electricity Supply Operator) has launched a consultation on this. On June 24 9:00-11:00 AM there is an engagement webinar to which the public is invited. Reason for attending is to learn more about the...
Innovation Hub and Living Lab
I am very much looking forward to the presentation at the beginning of the June 14 Council meeting about the Kingbridge Innovation Hub and Living Lab. It will be given by Prashant Pathak,the Chair of the Kingbridge Centre and Karen Dubeau Executive Director. In the June 10th issue of the King Weekly Sentinel there is an article providing some insight into this new initiative in King. I really...
2022 budget
On June 14th Council agenda there is a staff report recommending directions and timelines for preparation of the 2022 budget. It's recommended that the increase in tax levy will be no more then 3.2% and that staff will work to identify opportunities to reduce the increase to close to 0%. This aggressive goal does reflect what council has already indicated as a desire in response to the financial...
Nobody minds population growth -it's a fact of life and Canada as a whole needs more people - esp. young,…
Hello Jacqui…..your concern is very valid. This subdivision,as is case for any new one within urban boundaries of King City,are…
We refer to the subdivision as “starter castles”. Our main concern is the issue of water. Are these properties on…
Now that a 84 metre monstrosity has been erected directly across from this subdivision, why should there be an objection…
Hi Bruce, I anticipate that my query about why three years will lead to understanding about factors other than the…