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
Strong Mayor Powers
On May 12th Council agenda there is a staff report detailing how the new “strong mayor powers” function. On May 1 these new powers have been granted to a total of 170 municipalities in Ontario. I can hardly write about this as where does one begin? It is so undemocratic! Over the last several years, under the current Premier, there have been numerous regulatory changes which have “chipped...
MCFAs in Nobleton
On May 12th Council agenda there is a staff report for Nobleton Municipal Capital Facility Agreements (MCFA). There are to be two: one between the Township and two developers who have projects underway in Nobleton and one between the Township and another developer who has a project underway. The agreements have been requested by the developers for the purposes of providing voluntary...
Mansions of King Extension
On May 12th Council agenda there is a staff report recommending extension to draft approval of Mansions of King. As reviewed in the report the landowner has requested to extend the draft plan approval for a period of three years which would take it to May 12, 2028. As noted in the report the landowner is submitting revisions to the draft plan; to enable appropriate review of those revisions an...
Hi Bruce, I anticipate that my query about why three years will lead to understanding about factors other than the…
Debbie, this is a good question. Three years does seem like a very long time to complete a review. I'm…
The super powers granted to Mayors serve to disallow the Mayor to hide behind the excuse that Council won't approve…
Amen to you Debbie. I couldn't agree more.
It was different. I think one’s evaluation of it being better or not is highly influenced with one’s previous experience.…