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
Development on Station Road: information session
Wednesday, February 1 from 7-8PM there is a information session hosted by a developer with property on north side of Station Road in King City. This is an opportunity for the public to learn about the application and aske questions, make comments directly with the developers and/or their agent. This is NOT the the statutory public meeting which is chaired by the Mayor in Council; this meeting...
2017 Budget-final proposal
As I anticipated little has changed in the final budget recommendation to Council at the 1/23 Council meeting versus the draft I reviewed in my recent post. The one change has been triggered by new information about assessment growth: it is greater than had been incorporated earlier in the budget process. Most of the increased revenue ($1 million) is recommended to be assigned to the...
Speeding Up Internet in King
As you may be aware internet service has finally been declared as an essential service (as important as electricity and water.) Federal Government has funding; we want to apply as much of King has limited to no service. As part of our application we want to include an accurate map showing current internet infrastructure in King. We need to know what kind of service you get today from your...
Zoning By-law Review
The best tools we have for protecting the character of our established neighbourhoods are the two updates, in process, for the King City and Schomberg zoning by-laws and the Official Plan. (For the zoning by-law amendment we are building off the effort completed for Nobleton in 2015.) I hope that residents will take some time to review the draft zoning by-law for King City and Schomberg which is...
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…