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
Remembrance Day Services
Municipal Contribution Rebate Program
I am disappointed to report that there was no support from rest of Council to introduce a rebate program as I described in an earlier post. Objections presented have NOT persuaded me that such is not appropriate. Latter included: we cannot afford it. (Note: annual "cost" of such is likely <$3,000) Such incentives should be achieved via an income tax credit (as is done for donations to...
Street Lamps: LED Retrofit
Good to see the Staff report covering the conversion of street lamps across the Township to LED. As reviewed the program represents opportunity to annual cost savings in hydro costs; plus, an ongoing operating/maintenance program which will enable better responsiveness to address issues. As reviewed the project is based on a contract with Amaresco who has executed comparable program with other...
Committee Of Adjustment: Review by Planning
Planning Department is proposing to engage more routinely in the Committee of Adjustment (CofA) process. The latter is the process whereby property owners request “minor variances,” in addition to consent/severance applications. To date Planning Staff do provide advice on the latter to the Committee but do not for the former. For reasons identified in the report I believe their plan to...
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…