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
Concession 7: changing boundaries
On the March 18 council agenda there is a report recommending approval of a zoning bylaw amendment to facilitate boundary adjustments on the 7th concession South of 16th side Rd. At the January public meeting numerous questions were asked by council about the rationale for why the adjustments were being proposed and concern about impact on natural heritage systems was voiced. Having read the...
Countryside Zoning Bylaw Amendments
On the agenda for the March 6 council meeting there is a staff report presenting amendments to to the Township's Countryside Zoning Bylaw 2022-053. As indicated approval is not being requested; feedback from public and others is still to be reviewed. The changes are identified as being "housekeeping" ones and most of them I can see that they are that such as amending definition of "accessory"...
Nobleton Community Hall
On the agenda for the February 26 council meeting there is a staff report on the Nobleton Community Hall (NCH) presenting an extremely difficult choice for Council. There are two options but both of them are the debate between "one’s head and one’s heart". There is additional complexity as the NCH is part of a bigger project, the Nobleton Revitalization Strategy. The staff report is lengthy...
Using AMPS for Site Alteration Penalties
On the agenda for the February 26 council meeting there is a staff report recommending that penalties for Site Alteration be administered through the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS). As reviewed in the report AMPS was initially launched in King in 2023 to manage penalties for parking infractions. Along with expanding the type of penalties it is recommended that early payment of...
The details for maintaining our infrastructure are amazing.
The management efforts are most impressive...I had no idea.
Stops signs and excellent idea. Sixty km seems enough IMO, owing to the hills and driveways.
There have been numerous accidents at the 10th Concession and the 17th Sideroad. One accident recently was fatal. Surely that…
Thank you Debbie, What an important day to celebrate! I know in our lifetime, we have come a long way…