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
2017 Water & Wastewater Rates: big increase for good reason
No one is going to like the new rates for water and wastewater. With background I hope that you will conclude that the proposed 11.7% increase on the combined rate for water and wastewater is appropriate and is actually necessary. Here is the Staff report which will be discussed at 11/4 Council. The increase is a direct result of York Region's Financial Sustainability Plan which includes a...
Development North of Dennison on Keele
At 11/14 Council meeting there is a public meeting for a development application on east side of Keele just north of Dennison. As indicated in Staff report there is interest in seeing more diversity of housing forms in King City; hence this application for 18 townhome common element condominium units is very interesting. Having said that I can see that there are some serious issues with the...
Responding To Nuisances: new by-law proposed
A new by-law if being considered to govern activity on Township property; and very specifically to set enforcement tools in response to nuisance & loitering on Township property and other public spaces. Similar to other new by-laws recently introduced this by-law consolidates the current regulatory framework and in addition updates and improves it. Staff have also reviewed comparable...
Celebrate Rosie MacLennan on November 10th!
We want to celebrate Rosie's 2nd gold medal. A celebratory reception is planned for Thursday, November 10 at 7 pm at Cardinal Golf Course. All residents are invited to attend. There is no fee to attend but we would appreciate knowing if you and your family & friends will attend. Contact Teresa to let her know if you are coming; you can reach her at tbarresi@king.ca or 905 833 4020. ...
Hello Bert, I agree totally with your point that there is the legislative means to ensure that designated properties are…
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I'll be there! And some of my friends too. Enjoy! Last year was an experience of a different kind, and…