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
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...
Your 15 minute neighbourhood
York Region is developing new Regional Official Plan and is seeking your input about communities. Complete communities are walkable, well-connected neighbourhoods where you can access your favourite bakery, coffee shop, restaurant, local park and daily needs within a 15-minute walk from home. YR is interested to know what places or amenities you would like to walk or cycle to in your...
Hi Bruce, just yesterday somebody was telling me about Simcoe and the choices they had.
Hi Debbie, Of interest, Simcoe County has had the carts on wheels for recycling, organics and garbage for some time…
Hello John, good question. I cannot answer at this point; you can be sure I’m going to be finding out.
Since the township is saving on the recycling expense, will this savings be passed on to us the tax payers…
Such a timely missive! Those bins are the talk of the community. While I appreciate the cost benefits, I did…