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

Resolution on York Region Composition

On Council agenda there is York Region resolution to consider and to indicate support, or no support for it.  The resolution is increase by 1 person the York Region Council by increasing the number of persons representing Vaughan from 4 to 5.  The report provides good background on the historical and current composition of YR Council and comparisons with other regional councils.  As indicated...

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Resolution re Regional Fire Service

On agenda there is a resolution as to whether King supports a study on the creation of a regional fire service for York Region.  To my mind there is no data to suggest that King residents and businesses would be better served with a regional fire service.  Years ago King was very smart and consolidated the operations of what was once 3 independent fire services in each of the villages.  We are...

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Blue Box: full producer responsibility

On agenda there is a report recommending a preferred date for transitioning to full producer responsibility for the blue box.  The report recommends maintaining status quo until Dec.31, 2025 which coincides with the expiry of our current waste collection contract.  I am disappointed with the recommendation but I think the argument related to the complexity of making the change during the life of...

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King At Home

King At Home has been launched.  I think timing is perfect as it has been about 6 weeks since concepts of "essential businesses" and "physical distancing" has impacted our daily lives.  Its time for new programs to be introduced:  King AT Home is what we need.  It offers something for everyone.   Its purpose  is to provide a wide variety of activities and resources to the King community in an...

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Recent Comments

  1. Hi Nancy, As you have the concern which you have articulated I am glad that you have raised it. There…

  2. Hi Debbie, While I am glad that you got the essence of your Greenbelt motion passed, I was not pleased…

  3. Congratulations, Debbie - and thank you for your leadership on this important motion. It’s great to see Council speak with…

  4. The intentions are proper, the impulse has momentum, the issues are great. One of the largest is how to make…