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
Valley King Phase 1
On 5/28 Council agenda there was a Staff Report for the Township to assume ownership of the public works in the 1st phase of the Valley King Development. 2nd phase will continue to belong to the developer until they have fulfilled all conditions including a 2 year maintenance period. 2nd phase includes streets bordering the former school block, Hogan’s Court and the trails. In phase 1 there...
LPAT: presentation to Council
At May 7th Council there will be a presentation to Council by our legal council about the new Local Planning Appeals Tribunal (LPAT) which has replaced the OMB. Purpose is to inform Council about this new process. I anticipate it will review what can be appealed, timeline requirements for decisions by LPAT. Earlier I have reviewed my perspective on the impact of LPAT on citizens in terms of...
NE King City Developments: Public Meeting
At May 7 Council there is the statutory public meeting for the development applications for subdivisions in the north east quadrant of King City (south of 15th SDRD/west of Dufferin.) This is important project for King as current plans include 1,100 units (124 townhouses, remainder single detached.) As the new LPAT regulations are now in force it is important that anyone with concerns identify...
LED Conversion Begins
Conversion of the Township's street lights to LED has commenced. Benefits are numerous: the luminaries are dark sky compliant which minimizes light pollution and distributes light more uniformly: its more efficient in terms of electricity consumption and life; they are connected to central control so performance is monitored i.e. eliminating need for staff/contractor to drive over and...
Hello Bert, I agree totally with your point that there is the legislative means to ensure that designated properties are…
Under the Ontario Heritage Act Building standards by-law 35.3 (1) If a by-law passed under section 15.1 of the Building…
My thoughts: buildings with significant historical and architectural value deserve protection from loopholes in law. Lack of funds or will…
I agree with you that Council needs to address this demolition by neglect so that it cannot happen. This should…
I'll be there! And some of my friends too. Enjoy! Last year was an experience of a different kind, and…