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
King Road “Re-make”
In 2019 and 2020 there will be significant road work on King Road in King City: Dufferin to new Municipal Centre. Monday, April 8 at 6 PM at Municipal Centre there is an information meeting. Starts at 6PM with powerpoint presentation; in addition there will be display boards and opportunity for questions. Its a pretty exciting project: turn lanes into Municipal Centre, tree planting, bicycle...
Protecting Farmland
On Wednesday, April 10 7-9 there is a meeting focused on farmland in King Township and Ontario, and the importance of preserving productive farmland into the long term future. Concerned Citizens of King Township are hosting it with guest speakers from the Ontario Farmland Trust and FarmLINK. For many years the issue of our farmland, specifically on how it is continues to be paved over, has...
Volunteer Appreciation Night
Volunteers have been nominated and selected for acknowledgment at the 2019 Volunteer Appreciation Night. You are invited to join the celebration of these volunteers who have made a difference in the quality of our life in King. The big night is Thursday, April 25; ceremony begins at 7 PM. Given attendance other years we expect a crowd; shuttles have been arranged to facilitate parking off...
Official Plan Public Open House
As I have posted earlier the new draft Official Plan (OP) is now on speaking.king.ca. This is where you can read it and provide comments. And this is where dates for public meetings are announced. The latter has just been published. I encourage you to attend any one of the meetings in the 3 villages: content and presentation will be same; the difference will be the attendees and their...
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