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
Last Minute Ice Bookings: pilot program
Community Services is launching a pilot program allowing residents to book last-minute ice rentals at the Trisan Centre online at king.ca/bookafacility. The program will launch at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19 just in time for the holiday break. Renters will be offered a 30% reduction on any unsold ice—including all non-prime and prime ice times booked during the last-minute window, which is 24 to...
Budget & Business Plan 2024 final
On December 11 Council agenda there is a report recommending approval of budget and business plan for 2024. Given the approved York Region budget the blended rate in King Township increases about 3.54%; for a property assessed at $1 million this is an increase of $294/year. The Township portion of the blended rate is an increase of 4.98%. In the draft budget presented Nov.27 the proposed...
Holiday Closures
Holiday closures: The #KingTownship Municipal Centre will be closed effective 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 22 and will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Essential services, such as fire and emergency response and by-law and enforcement services, will continue uninterrupted. The waste collection schedule will not be affected. King Township recreation facilities and libraries have varying hours...
Fees in 2024
On December 11 council agenda there is a report recommending a new bylaw for fees and charges in 2024. Fees and charges are set to recover costs to provide the services which the Township provides which is everything from renting a room, accessing a rink to skate and processing an application for a minor variance. For those fees and charges that have been adjusted, staff provided an...
Hi Bruce, I anticipate that my query about why three years will lead to understanding about factors other than the…
Debbie, this is a good question. Three years does seem like a very long time to complete a review. I'm…
The super powers granted to Mayors serve to disallow the Mayor to hide behind the excuse that Council won't approve…
Amen to you Debbie. I couldn't agree more.
It was different. I think one’s evaluation of it being better or not is highly influenced with one’s previous experience.…