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
Developments in NW Nobleton
On Council March 29 agenda there is a report about two development applications in the northwest quadrant of Nobleton village. To read it and access all the appendices click here and scroll down to item 7.3. As indicated in the report that there is a serious constraint in these developments being built as the servicing capacity (i.e. sewage and water) is not currently available but that does...
Tribute (Nobleton)
On Council March 29 agenda there is a report about an development application in Nobleton village. To read it and access all the appendices click here and scroll down to item 7.4. It is for the land parcel originally held by the school board when the subdivision was built. Similar to what I said in another post about other developments in Nobleton there is a serious constraint in these 22...
Firm “No” to MZO’s NOT Meeting PPS
On March 29 Council agenda there is a staff report with a recommendation on the Township response to the proposed changes to the Planning Act regarding MZO's. I am totally in support of the recommendation. In December 2020 Council dealt with two requests from proponents for MZO's. In both cases we, i.e. Council, firmly said we are not interested in our planning decisions being made by the...
413 Resolution on Hwy 413
On March 29 Council agenda there is my proposed resolution regarding King Township's position on the GTA West Corridor, i.e. the 413. I am proposing that King Township i) withdraw its previously expressed support for a corridor, ii) oppose any and all advance construction for it and iii) support the request for a Federal Environmental Assessment. Since its first emergence as a solution to...
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