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
Are you interested in the future of King Township?
On October 20th the Mayor of King Township invites all residents, organizations, businesses and visitors to share their ideas for shaping King’s future. ECONOMY – Is economic development the answer? Where should growth occur and at what scale? ENVIRONMENT – What do we need to do to protect and celebrate our precious natural resources? SOCIAL AND CULTURAL – How can we continue to support a...
Weddings and Camping Venue
A very challenging proposal has been made to King: amend zoning and official plan and see a new commercial enterprise leveraging the beauty of the landscape by offering both wedding & banquet facilities and children's camp in the countryside of the Oak Ridges Moraine. The concept and proposed execution is creative. We all know that King needs to increase its commercial base. But, is the...
Tough Reports on Expenditures
September 26 Committee of Whole (COW) provided a tough reminder of expenses—some we do control and others we don’t. 1. One of the bitter realities identified during the 2011 budget discussions was the need to prepare for refunding golf courses. At that point we knew that the golf courses had appealed their assessments (some as long ago as 1998). MPAC has finally ordered reductions; and to...
Moraine Can’t Wait
Realization of any vision is very dependent on actions and decisions by upper tiers of authority. As many peoples’ vision for King, including my own, has as its very foundation, a protected Oak Ridges Moraine (ORM), it is important to me to be assured that the next government of Ontario recognizes the value of the ORM and is ready to not only continue the current legislation but to address...
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…