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
Recycle Pick Up for Industrial, Commercial,Industrial
On November 10 Council agenda there is a staff report about the recycling service for Industrial Commercial Institutional (ICI). The recommendation to not implement a municipally administered system for recycle has been made after cost analysis of options which showed that there are privately sourced services less expensive than the municipality could provide. This particular issue is one of...
2025 Development Charge By-law
On November 10 Council agenda there is a report on are new development charge (DC) by law which will replace the current 1 expiring January 13, 2026. DC’s are important; they are intended to provide funding for the recovery of growth related capital infrastructure needed to accommodate residential and non residential growth. At time of writing this report I'm still working to understand it...
Intent To Demolish
On November 10 Council agenda there is a report recommending that Council direct staff to remove the subject property (Dufferin) from the municipal heritage register to enable the demolition of the four buildings on the property. I drive by this property quite frequently and have wondered about its history. Now I know: it was part of the early agricultural and industrial activity within the...
Winery and Distillery on Graham Sideroad
On November 10 Council agenda there is a staff report recommending approval of a zoning bylaw amendment to enable the establishment of a i) Winery, Cidery, Distillery or micro brewery as an agriculture- related use and ii) on farm shop and cafe as an on- farm diversified use. This new business is proposed for a property currently used for agriculture purposes with an existing greenhouse on...
I’m sorry, but I am very skeptical about a development that has requested an extra 5 lots to allow for…
323 units are being proposed. The Zancor development on 15th was approved about 10 years ago. Lovely…but huge, costly homes.…
323 units are being proposed. The Zancor development on 15th was approved about 10 years ago. Lovely…but huge, costly homes.…
Thanks for mentioning this. I was thinking that the developer was ignoring the seasonal pond near the 15th Sideroad, so…
Excellent idea to carry forward. I remember Susan Swail, former councillor, mentioning that she was hoping to get this idea…