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
2025 Development Charge By-law
On November 10 Council agenda there is a report on are new development charge (DC) by law which will replace the current 1 expiring January 13, 2026. DC’s are important; they are intended to provide funding for the recovery of growth related capital infrastructure needed to accommodate residential and non residential growth. At time of writing this report I'm still working to understand it...
Intent To Demolish
On November 10 Council agenda there is a report recommending that Council direct staff to remove the subject property (Dufferin) from the municipal heritage register to enable the demolition of the four buildings on the property. I drive by this property quite frequently and have wondered about its history. Now I know: it was part of the early agricultural and industrial activity within the...
Winery and Distillery on Graham Sideroad
On November 10 Council agenda there is a staff report recommending approval of a zoning bylaw amendment to enable the establishment of a i) Winery, Cidery, Distillery or micro brewery as an agriculture- related use and ii) on farm shop and cafe as an on- farm diversified use. This new business is proposed for a property currently used for agriculture purposes with an existing greenhouse on...
New Building By-Law
On November 10 Council agenda there is report reviewing a new Building By-law to replace the current one. As reviewed in the report the new one is entirely appropriate as there is need to be consistent with changes to the Ontario Building Code. It also includes several changes to make it more effective. I am particularly pleased to see there will now be a requirement for verification of farm...
What I would like to see is the actual recycling of most of the items in the blue boxes. We…
Good overview and assessment of current situation, and the situation that got us to this point . King Twp has…
thank you for your feedback and acknowledgement of the effort required to understand the budget.
Hi Nancy, Working sessions are really education type meeting for Council members. There isa Council report in the agenda and…
This has got to be the strangest working session. “Overview of King’s Citizen Experience Plan” does not allow for citizens…