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
Sustainable King– the draft plan and celebration
The draft plan for Sustainable King is now published and available for you to read. You can read it on the web by clicking here. Printed copies are available for you to read. Each library branch has two hard copies for review. There are also two copies at the Township Offices (one at the Clerks department and one at the Planning Department.) And copies are also available for purchase at the...
Heritage Register–17 added!
I posted recently that Council would be considering a Planning recommendation to move properties from the inventory to our Heritage Register. We did. At our February 27th meeting we moved 17 properties to the Register; a couple recommended ones were deferred to allow for more discussion with the owners. This is just a beginning. There are about 500 more on the inventory to be investigated...
Mary Lake Estates–2nd OMB pre-hearing
The 2nd OMB pre-hearing on the development at Mary Lake Estates (or the Culotta property) was held February 24 as a revised draft subdivision plan had been submitted by the proponent. It is against this draft the appeal to the OMB will proceed. From my perspective the significant changes made are the interface with the current Kings Cross residents to the south and the size of the lots facing...
Sustainable King Public Forum
The draft plan for Sustainable King is completed. To celebrate its completion and to provide another opportunity for residents and businesses to understand it and provide comments a public forum is scheduled for Wednesday, March 7th at 6:30PM at the Country Day School, 13415 Dufferin St., King City. Pending approval by Council in April this plan will be the strategic plan for King; it will...
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…