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
Gun Discharge By-law–revised draft
A revised new by-law covering discharge of guns in King Township is on the agenda for Council January 27th. Because of significant public interest in this by-law Staff have alerted identified "interested parties" well in advance of the meeting. Also well in advance Staff have created a summary of questions posed over the last many months and provided answers. I believe it is entirely appropriate...
Walking for CHATS
Once again I am fund raising for CHATS (Community & Home Assistance to Seniors). I have committed to walk 40K to support programs and services offered by CHATS. Either for altruistic or selfish reasons one can’t help but be impressed with an organization aspiring to enhance the health, wellness and independence of seniors and the caregivers! It is so important that there are options for...
2014 Budget Approved
Council has approved the 2014 budget. The blended tax increase is 1.56%; for the average assessed property ($711,902) this amounts to an increase of $108.84/yr ($9.07/month) over 2013. The Township portion of this is 2.59% increase ($61.18/yr); the Region's increase is 1.54%. There are a couple points about this budget which I would like to hi-light: if we had not made any program changes (i.e....
Dealing with the Ice Storm Mess
Council held a special working session on Monday to debrief on the ice storm and the clean-up effort. Township Staff's efforts throughout the storm and period of electricity outages is really remarkable. And it is also very clear that our Staff is very aware that the work is not over; plans are coming together to address the huge clean up job. Finally, I was very pleased to hear that there is...
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…