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
One King: 2015 Official Plan Review
Review of our Official Plan continues. Its evident that people are interested: >80 attended the March 10 meeting. The Phase One Background and Information Paper is on the 3/23 Council. If you would like to make public comments you can certainly do so; but, as there is alot of material included in the Paper I am happy to tell you that comments can be submitted until April 30, 2015. Here...
Making cost effective, reliable broadband a reality
I believe that everyone will be interested to read the Staff Report on 3/23 Council agenda as it provides an update on our broadband strategy. The challenge to provide dependable, affordable high speed service to all King residents and businesses is huge; but, after reading the report I can see that it does not need to be just a fantasy. Many tactics are being pursued in parallel. Clearly, close...
By-Law Enforcement: current state & changes
There are 2 reports on 3/23 Council agenda concerning By-law enforcement in King. One reviews current polices and statistics on enforcement. The second one presents some choices for increasing enforcement capability and costs for such. I welcome comments and perspectives on whether capability should be changed. I have been concerned about the level of current capability and am anxious to see...
OP Public Meeting
Reminder: Official Plan (OP) public open house is Tuesday, March10 at Trisan Centre in Schomgerg. Formal presentation is at 7 with facilitated discussion. You can review information boards, talk to Staff and consultants starting at 6PM. Here is more information about the evening. As I have written previously this initiative is extremely important in terms of how the Township is going to...
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…