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
Protecting Our Heritage–new beginnings
We say that we value our heritage but to date there has not been a lot of real substance to support that claim. Small steps are now being made. I am hopeful that it is the beginning of a new trend! In the 2011 budget there was funding to hire a contract heritage planner; unfortunately filling that role did not happen quickly but finally there is a qualified person in place. January 16, 2012,...
Long overdue….tree bylaw in King
I have heard concerns from a number of people about a project at ClubLink’s King Valley golf course to cut down a number of trees. As the project surpassed the limit allowed by York Region (YR) for tree removal without a permit King Valley did make an application. The report from YR Environmental Service was tabled last week; you can read it here. In addition to the actual application...
2012 Budget and Business Plan Approved
Monday the budget and business plan was passed. As adopted, the 2012 Budget & Business Plan, when considered with the Regional and Education components, results in a 3.63% property tax increase. For a home assessed at $607,709 (the average assessment in King Township), this will add $223.77 to the total annual property tax bill. The Township portion is an increase of 8.9% . With this...
The Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation Needs Funding
If you are like me you almost disconnected when the robo call came through this weekend before hearing the invitation to join a Virtual Town hall on Monday, January 30 to discuss the upcoming provincial budget. It is being hosted by Oakridges-Markham MPP Helene Jaczek; special guest is the Minister of Finance, the Honourable Minister Dwight Duncan. No matter what your political stripe, if your...
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…