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
Development on James Stokes: virtual open house
Tuesday, April 20 at 6pm there is a virtual open house, hosted by the developer to learn about a proposal to develop lands north of James Stokes Court in the Kingview subdivision. (The latter is located north and east of the Heritage & Cultural Centre.) This is the opportunity to ask questions directly to the developer and/or the agent. Here is the invitation which was sent to homeowners...
New Development Off Dew Street
On April 6 there is a Council Planning Meeting. There is only one agenda item: the application for a 4 semi-detached residential units an a condominium road to be created off Dew Street on the north side. As indicated in the report there was a public meeting for this same property in October; but in response to public feedback there has been a significant change in the proposal and...
Gypsy Moth: the offense
In late summer 2020 many people remarked on how the canopy of trees was being eaten away by gypsy moths. Some tried to swat & capture the moths; and before that there was effort to trap the caterpillars on tree trunks. As we start to have warmer temperatures it is now the time to scrape off the eggs which have been laid on the tree trunks by last year's moths. The photos to the left are...
Refreshed Community Improvement Plan
On Council March 29 agenda there is the proposed refreshed Community Improvement Plan (CIP). As expressed earlier when the draft was presented to Council in February I believe the CIP is "good" for King and I am very pleased with its evolution in terms of increasing the eligibility for grants. As indicated in the report the fundamental motivation is to incent property and business owners to...
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.