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
Lots To Do this Saturday (June 16th)!
Noon-8PM check out what is happening at King City Memorial Park. To name a few: a jazz band, community BBQ, children’s activities. A big feature of the day is to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the King City Lions. Imagine: 60 years of helping the people of King City, sponsoring and starting sports organizations, initiating and financing recreations facilities! Over the 60 years King City...
BLACKOUTSPEAKOUT: Please speak out TODAY for nature and democracy.
As our parliament considers a budget bill that would vastly transform our environmental protections in the absence of transparent public discussion, I am joining with colleagues across the country to say: Silence is Not an Option. Today, with hundreds of others I am darkening my website and sending a single, unified message to decision-makers: Protect our Canadian values. Our land, water, and...
“Sweat Equity”–rights or privilege & responsibility
With the hiring of a contractor as a Heritage Planner we are starting to make some progress on protecting our cultural heritage by listing properties on the Heritage Register. But from the brief debate at Council 5/28 it is evident that there are challenges ahead as some argue that "sweat equity" trumps Municipality responsibility to protect our heritage. On the positive side: we are getting...
Subdivision Agreement: features for current residents
Another milestone for the Valley King development in King City: specifically the subdivision agreement was approved at the May 28 Committee of Whole. The agreement includes several notable features: street lighting which is both LED and dark sky compliant, a traffic light at the new intersection of King Rd. and Burns, and traffic monitoring. This is the second subdivision in King City to be...
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…