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
Rezoning Current Town Hall Property
On Council agenda there is report recommending the enactment of a By-law to rezone the lands where the Township Office is currently located. As reviewed in earlier posts, this change sets the stage for Township to sell the property which in turn will be a significant source of funding for the new Town Hall. The report addresses correctly questions raised about a couple issues raised at the...
2017 Budget Schedule
Here is full schedule for the various meetings, presentations, public consultations etc. for the 2017 Budget. Here are the meetings of particular importance to most people Monday October 17 5 PM working session Committee of Whole Staff will present draft budget to Council and make presentations to explain, to hilight issues. Public may attend Saturday November 12 10-12 noon at Nobleton...
4 Plan Review: Township Feedback
On 9/17 Council agenda there is a Staff report recommending what feedback the Township should give to the Province in response to the amendments proposed for the 3 conservation plans and the growth plan. You can see here my initial assessment of the Province's amendments. The subject matter is significant both in breadth and complexity and reading the Township's comments has triggered me to...
Open House for Development on Keele north of King Road
There is open house for the public to see the development proposal for 13165 and 13175 Keele St., King City on September 13th 6-8 PM at King City Library. Here is the notice. This open house is hosted by the developer. In contrast to the Public Meetings which are held at Council, this is an informal meeting at which the public can look at drawings, talk to the developers and their agent(s). ...
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