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
Greenbelt is Protected Again
Further to my post Request To Open Up the Greenbelt! about a report to be debated at York Region on October 8th. After some debate a majority of Council voted to approve the recommendations which were somewhat amended. This was clearly very disappointing. But...very quickly there was a response from the Province to the requests and the answer was a firm "no." Specifically the following was...
Request To Open Up the Greenbelt!
York Region is considering opening up the Greenbelt to allow water and wastewater to settlement areas as well as employment areas along the 400 series highway and are asking the Province to open up the Greenbelt. YR Planning and Economic Development have proposed this in a report for the Council's Committee of the Whole meeting Thursday, Oct. 8 at 9 AM. I am opposed to this; here is a letter...
Sip & Savour October 22nd: supporting our foodbank
One of our great community events in October is the King Township Sip & Savour. This year you can still participate: some delicious treats will be delivered to your door to enjoy safely with those in your bubble; and you can join your community for a live presentation and the raffle draw. Buy your tickets for a different evening at home and support the King Township Foodbank.
Trails
Impact on services offered by the municipality keeps changing; remember to check in at the COVID information hub for the latest. And don't forget that we are so fortunate in King to have easy quick access to wonderful trails. Given the restrictions we are all coping with, the trails offer an opportunity to do an activity with family and friends safely. Here is map to all the trails in...
Hello Bert, I agree totally with your point that there is the legislative means to ensure that designated properties are…
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I agree with you that Council needs to address this demolition by neglect so that it cannot happen. This should…
I'll be there! And some of my friends too. Enjoy! Last year was an experience of a different kind, and…