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
2019 budget
2019 budget was tabled at recent Council. Our draft operating budget is about $31 million for 2019 with a proposed net tax levy increase of 2.8% over 2018. Mayor asked Staff to identify opportunities for lowering to 2.3% You can review the budget in great detail. Proposed new or modified programs/services are reviewed at tab 15. The budget will be on the March 18 Council agenda. Let me know...
Community Grants
If you are involved with a non profit community program which provides programs to the community your group may be eligible to receive a grant from the Township. Applications for a grant must be submitted by April 1. Here is a link to the criteria and application form. If you are unsure don't hesitate to contact the Clerk (kmoyle@king.ca) to understand further eligibility etc. Our annual...
2019-22 Draft Budget
The draft operating and capital budgets for 2019-2022 have been released and are on Council agenda 2/25. Ultimately Council will be approving only the budgets for 2019. The capital for the recommended projects over the 4 years is $125.7 million. Our draft operating budget is about $31 million for 2019 with a proposed net tax levy increase of 2.8% over 2018. As was the case for 2018, if the...
Growth Plan Proposed Changes
On 2/25 Council agenda there is a staff report reviewing the proposed submission to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs as a response to proposed changes to several pieces of legislation including the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe and several others. As I write this post there is much that I do not fully understand. The potential changes are significant and may happen fairly...
I have to respond to your comments. First, glad you are participating Thursday. I agree the GO train station is…
King City much like many rural communities may not have been trendy, up and coming, the next Rosedale but it…
Hi Sheila, I really hope that you are going to participate in the Thursday sessions about the initiative to create…
It should not come as any surprise to anyone in King City that everything appears to be a DONE deal.…
Thank you for explaining the process involved in reviewing and providing feedback regarding the KCCAP Debbie.