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
Economic Development in King: video
I highly recommend that you take 8 minutes to watch the visual presentation of our Economic Development strategy now available on youtube; or you can access it at home page of king.ca. Its an extremely easy way to have an overview as to what the goals of the strategy are and to see some hard actual examples of actions & projects underway. This visual was unveiled, so to speak, at the Mayor...
Exciting Weekend In King
When I realized the number of events in the April 22,23,24 weekend I wished, for a moment, that I could clone myself. Friday April 22nd there is the Ryan Cook concert at Kingbridge. Its going to be a great concert for a good cause, King for Refugees. If you want tickets contact me. Saturday is clean up day in King. Yes, you can pick up the litter on your own but its a great opportunity to work...
Impact of draft YR Transportation Plan on King
As a follow up to the presentation by York Region Staff on their updated Transportation Master Plan, King Staff have reviewed it with an eye to understanding impact on King. At April 18th Council our Staff's report is on the agenda. As reviewed in the report there are several areas where more information is required; clearly there are some "red flags." It appears that the Region continues to...
Community Grants
At April 18 meeting Council will be approving grants to community groups and organizations who have made applications for such. For me this process precipitates two different emotions. I am impressed and feel good about the energy in the community to implement these initiatives. And, I regret that we are not able to fund more.
Hello Bert, I agree totally with your point that there is the legislative means to ensure that designated properties are…
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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…