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
Wanted: level playing field in municipal elections
For both my campaigns to be elected (i.e. 2010 and 2014) I voluntarily made the commitment to accept donations only from individuals; or, to say differently I committed to not accept donations from corporations and unions. My level of conviction about the importance of this was from Campaign Fairness who has been asking (and continues to ask) the Province to invoke legislation on this matter. ...
A plan for higher density in King City
Reminder: the land owners (King City East Landowners) of the lands in southwest quadrant of 15th Sideroad and Dufferin are hosting an open house on Wednesday, March 2 6-8PM at the King City Library. As indicated on the open house invitation the area is zoned for low density residential development which means 3 units/hectare (1.2/acre.) The developers propose to build a higher density of an...
York Region Transportation Plan
At March 7 Council York Region will review the York Region Master Transportation Plan. As King is very much impacted by regional roads I am very much looking forward to it. The Region hosted an open house event in December which some King residents attended; from them I have heard about a couple projects of interest to King, including one involving the 15th SDRD. This presentation is not...
York Region Transit–what do you want?
Monday April 12 4PM-8PM York Region Transit (YRT) will be in the Council Chambers waiting to hear from you. This is your chance to talk face to face to tell the planners what kind of bus service you want to see. And, if you have any feedback about the current service, that is also welcomed. I will be asking them what YRT is doing to prepare for the expansion of GO train service (i.e. all day...
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…