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
Interesting Presentations at Council June 1
At June 1 Council there are several presentations. Its definitely a Council meeting to tune in to hear what's happening in King! Some are very community oriented; specifically a report from CHATS which is truly one of my favourite service providers And we are going to hear about a new relationship between King and York University covered in a new memorandum of agreement. And there are...
Swing Beam Barn Designation
On June 1 Council agenda there is a report recommending designation of 8580 19th Rd. For anyone who is interested in our rural history, specifically the early settlers, this designation will be of great interest. It is for the designation of a rare surviving example of a swing beam barn built circa 1849. The report is very comprehensive and for sure if you want to learn about why a swing barn...
Fandor at Keele and 15th SDRD
On June 1 Council agenda there is a report recommending approval of applications for Zoning Bylaw Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision approval for the property south of 15th sideroad and east of Keel St. by Fandor Homes. These applications are to enable development of 90 residential units including 26 single detached dwellings and 64 townhouse units. The development includes a storm water...
GFL Contract Extension
On June 1 Council agenda there is a report recommending a non- competitive extension of the current waste collection agreement with GFL for an additional maximum period of one year and nine months. As noted this does represent a total maximum cost increase of $179,639 above the base budget. I'm very pleased that we continue to work with the N6 for this contract. The report reviews quite...


I’m sorry, but I am very skeptical about a development that has requested an extra 5 lots to allow for…
323 units are being proposed. The Zancor development on 15th was approved about 10 years ago. Lovely…but huge, costly homes.…
323 units are being proposed. The Zancor development on 15th was approved about 10 years ago. Lovely…but huge, costly homes.…
Thanks for mentioning this. I was thinking that the developer was ignoring the seasonal pond near the 15th Sideroad, so…
Excellent idea to carry forward. I remember Susan Swail, former councillor, mentioning that she was hoping to get this idea…