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
Holiday Closures
Holiday closures: The #KingTownship Municipal Centre will be closed effective 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 22 and will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Essential services, such as fire and emergency response and by-law and enforcement services, will continue uninterrupted. The waste collection schedule will not be affected. King Township recreation facilities and libraries have varying hours...
Budget & Business Plan 2024 final
On December 11 Council agenda there is a report recommending approval of budget and business plan for 2024. Given the approved York Region budget the blended rate in King Township increases about 3.54%; for a property assessed at $1 million this is an increase of $294/year. The Township portion of the blended rate is an increase of 4.98%. In the draft budget presented Nov.27 the proposed...
Fees in 2024
On December 11 council agenda there is a report recommending a new bylaw for fees and charges in 2024. Fees and charges are set to recover costs to provide the services which the Township provides which is everything from renting a room, accessing a rink to skate and processing an application for a minor variance. For those fees and charges that have been adjusted, staff provided an...
Village Design Guidelines: final draft
On December 11th council agenda staff is presenting the final draft of the Village Urban Design Guidelines for Council approval; intent is to replace the guidelines dating from 2006. The guidelines provide design criteria for three key areas: village centres, established neighbourhoods and employment areas. As reviewed in the report accompanying the guidelines there has been substantial public...
Thank you Debbie, What an important day to celebrate! I know in our lifetime, we have come a long way…
Hi Nancy, It is so easy to be cynical, particularly these days. It is correct that every nomination does not…
Volunteer Awards Thank you for providing the links to those years. I just remember years ago there were lots of…
I appreciate your suggestions as to how there could be more commercial space within the current urban boundary. there is…
Thanks Dorita for some different perspective about the proposed commercial lands for King City. Driving by it is evident that…