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
Roundabout at Keele/Lloydtown Aurora Rd.
I am pleased to learn that a project to address the inadequacy of the Keele and Lloydtown Aurora Rd intersection has been initiated by York Region. Lead solution is a roundabout. Preliminary design is underway; public consultation will be held prior to finalizing design. Construction is planned for 2015. York Region determined in 2012 that roundabouts will be considered for intersection...
Upcoming Events & Meetings
On the right side of the home page I maintain a calendar. It shows dates of Council meetings and events & meetings of interest which I think may be of interest to my constituents. Below are some particularly important ones. Special Council Meeting Monday, January 21 6PM at King City Community Centre (25 Doctors Lane, King City) Agenda item: development application for Mary Lake Estates...
Take a bus to King City Go Train
Effective January 14th there will be a new bus route operating in King Township: route 61 will be a weekday rush hour service for travel throughout the Township and it is timed to meet two GO trains in each direction. Here is the detailed schedule and map.In November 2011 Council passed a resolution asking York Region to consider shuttle services as one means of addressing the inadequate...
Budget/Taxes for 2013
Council is in the middle of 2013 tax assessment/budget discussions. As expected there is tough debate as Council members have differing viewpoints: sometimes the disagreement is on a specific issue and sometimes it is on the cumulative impact of all the items i.e. the tax increase required to support the plan.You can read the draft budget presented at Council 12/10 here. It includes a...
Hello Bert, I agree totally with your point that there is the legislative means to ensure that designated properties are…
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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…