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
Official Plan Update
Staff report on 1/14 Council agenda provides an update on a new Official Plan. Target is to release a working draft to Public in March. Open houses will be scheduled for April. As indicated in the report comments submitted earlier have not been lost!
Bill 66 Section 10: why its bad for communities
Since my first post about Bill 66 which, if passed as currently written, enables municipalities to pass an "open-for-business" by-law, I have been learning more. I am now even more concerned. As written this Bill can impact every municipality in Ontario if the local Council so chooses; and those Councils who decide to implement such a by-law can do so without any notice to their citizens. ...
2019 Greetings
Happy New Year! I wish you all good health and joy over 2019. I will take this opportunity to alert you to some opportunities to connect with other residents in King and to help shape our King community. New Year's Levee: the annual Mayor and Council Pancake Breakfast Saturday, January 19th 9-11 at Trisan Centre in Schomberg Meet the Mayor and Councillors for Wards 1 and 5 Tuesday April 16...
“Open For Business”: putting our community at risk
I am extremely concerned about Bill 66, Restoring Ontario's Competitiveness Act which has recently been introduced by the Province. I believe it puts our community at risk, as it allows municipalities to bypass planning policies and clean water regulations in our communities, including by-laws that override Greenbelt Act prohibitions. (Schedule 10 of Bill 66 is particularly concerning.) If...
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.