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
Supporting Seniors At Home
" Walk For Wellness" is not only valuable as a fund raiser for CHATS (Community and Housing Assistance to Seniors); it is an opportunity to gain a better appreciation impact of CHATS on the lives of Seniors. In 2014 CHATS served 173 individual clients in King. Services provided included support for the transition from hospital to home, meals on wheels, transportation for medical appointments,...
Join me: Walk For CHATS
"Walk for Wellness," the annual fundraising event for CHATS (Community & Housing Assistance for Seniors) is underway. As I believe that CHATS provides valuable service to our senior citizens I am participating for the 4th time in this annual event. The services CHATS provides can enable people to continue living with independence. Please consider supporting CHATS by one of two ways: ...
2015 Budget & Business Plan
The 2015 Budget and Business Plan is on the agenda for our January 26th Council meeting. I encourage you to review it and let me know if you are satisfied with the work plan and what is being proposed for a property tax increase. King is going through a significant change; with the increased population and the expectations of the population, as a whole, for better services we cannot continue to...
Maintaining our Gateways
On the Council agenda for 1/10 there is a long awaited report with recommendations how to appropriately manage gateway features into our subdivisions. Good policy on these features is important as the absence of such will lead to either crumbling, unattractive gateway, fences etc. across the Township OR financial "bombs" in the future as the Council of the day deals with fixing gateways. The...
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…