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
Virtual Walk for Wellness
I would like to thank King residents for their generous support for the Virtual Walk for Wellness, the fund-raiser by CHATS (Community and Home Assistance to Seniors). And I want to thank the many people who encouraged me throughout the week to fulfill my commitment to walk the 50,000 steps. I participated as a representative of King Township council; and I am very proud to report that I raised...
Support For New Ways to Finance Energy Retrofits at Home
I am very pleased that Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting a request for the review of existing policies, legislation, regulation and/or technical guidance relating to the uses of Local Improvement Charges (LIC) to enable their use for energy improvements on private properties and in particular for single family dwellings. You can read the resolution here. The request for the...
Mid York East-West Corridor Update
Just keeping track of all the YR road projects is a challenge…let alone trying to understand and assess the implications. A mid York east-west corridor was the focus on Monday at Council: first a deputation by YR Engineering Infrastructure Planning Branch; then a report from our Staff. You can read the latter here. My take on the current state is that it is still very unclear as to where the...
2012 Budget and Business Plan for King Township
The 2011 budget discussions were tough; and as evident from the 1/16 meeting, the ones for the 2012 King Township municipal tax rate are going to be no different. Last year’s was particularly challenging as all the jargon was overwhelming: reserves, reserve funds, different sources of funding (gas tax, tax supported, DC, vehicle reserve, debentures etc.) was all very confusing. This year is...
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…