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
Transportation Master Plan
Council provided direction to Staff about the Transportation Master Plan presented at last meeting. As there were a couple issues (either not enough clarity or lack of agreement) the Plan was not approved; at Council on June 8th some revisions are being presented. There is more clarity on what it means when a road is identified as a collector road; rather than being a "flag" of more traffic...
Feed-in-tariff Program
When someone wants to participate in a FIT program to install renewable energy infrastructure on their own private property, they apply to Ontario Power Authority (OPA) for a contract. The OPA rates applicants and awards contracts based on priority points. One of the way to earn points is to have approval of the municipality. As we want to encourage renewable energy production, King developed...
Diva In The Rough
Diva in the Rough (Catherine Hughes and her piano man Don Guinn) Kettleby-Pottageville Lions Hall 15980 7th Concession (~1 km south of Lloydtown Aurora Rd.), Pottageville Saturday, June 13 at 8PM (doors open at 7) I had the good fortune to hear the Diva this winter....she can sing. This promises to be a very fun evening. Here are details on tickets and learn more about the evening.
Review of the Plans: provide your feedback
If you are concerned about maintaining and/or increasing the protection of the Oak Ridges Moraine and the protected countryside of the Greenbelt I urge you to submit your comments to the Province by May 28th. I believe changes are required to better protect our agricultural lands in a manner which enables the stewards of these lands (i.e. food farmers, horse breeders etc.) to be successful. We...
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…