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
Fines for Violation of By-laws
On the 12/14 Council agenda there is a Staff Report recommending introducing fines (or increasing for those few already in existence) for violations. I am totally in agreement with the proposals. There needs be some "pain" for breaking the rules. As reviewed in the Staff report we seem to be the only lower tier municipality in York to be so gracious in accepting violations. In addition,...
Best place for a medical marihuana facility
Staff report on 12/14 Council Agenda proposes that our zoning by-law should be amended to direct a medical marihuana facility to the Rural General (RU1) zone exclusively. This is NOT a proposal for approving a facility; rather it is establishing where such activity should occur in the Township. As this new crop, i.e. medical marihuana, has not always received the clearest/informative media...
Kingscross Applications
Monday, December 7th Council meeting is the statutory public meeting in response to the applications made for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to enable the creation of a new lot in Kingscross. Earlier I posted the official notice for this meeting. Here is the Staff report. The fundamental purpose of this meeting is to hear the response from the community. As is...
King For Refugees–meeting December 9
There is a community meeting Wednesday, December 9 at 7 PM at King City Library to develop further the plans for welcoming and supporting Syrian refugees in King. Its an opportunity to learn more about how individuals can contribute in a manner which is comfortable for them and to sign up to participate. For some, that contribution may be volunteering to be one of the guides for the newcomers...
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…