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
Procurement By-law Update
Staff presented a report to Council on 11/17 recommending a new improved Procurement By-law. I think the various modifications are very positive in that it incorporates best practises in a number of important areas and introduces formal contractor evaluation criteria that will be completed for all projects valued at or above $100,000. These changes will help us to achieve better value for our...
Traffic Calming in Kettleby
Council approved a report recommending traffic calming on Kettleby Road; implementation is to be done in spring 2015. The recommendation is based on data provided by data collected by traffic counters and the feedback from residents living on the road. To elaborate on the justification: the traffic counters indicated that 85th percentile speed was >70km/hr in both directions in the 50 km...
Kingscross Estates: your input on traffic calming is wanted!
Measures to slow down the traffic on Kingscross Drive has been a very hot topic for residents in Kingscross Estates community: both for those living on that road and for residents living on the feeders streets. Notice is being sent to all residents in Kingscross Estates of the public information meeting on Thursday November 27th between 3:30 and 9 pm at the Muncipal Office in the Council...
Mary Lake Estates–municipal services report
The preferred solution for providing municipal services (water and sanitary sewers) to the new subdivision Mary Lake Estates has now been confirmed. Here is the final report. Preferred solution is consistent with what was presented earlier. If anyone has questions or issues with the proposed solution they should review such with Greg Cook (gcook@king.ca). If the identified concern is not...
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I'll be there! And some of my friends too. Enjoy! Last year was an experience of a different kind, and…