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
Policy and Bylaw for Road Occupancy
On June 28th council agenda there is a report recommending a permit process for road occupancy related to special events such as parades or an art fair on the street. Because of the pandemic restrictions there have not been such events in King for nearly two years but it's entirely reasonable to assume that groups will want to initiate in the future.As reviewed in the report the policy is...
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...
What I would like to see is the actual recycling of most of the items in the blue boxes. We…
Good overview and assessment of current situation, and the situation that got us to this point . King Twp has…
thank you for your feedback and acknowledgement of the effort required to understand the budget.
Hi Nancy, Working sessions are really education type meeting for Council members. There isa Council report in the agenda and…
This has got to be the strangest working session. “Overview of King’s Citizen Experience Plan” does not allow for citizens…