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
Southlake Health: strategy for moving forward
Paul Wood, President and CEO published this letter ,in late November, presenting the strategy for Southlake (now Southlake Health) over the next decade. As I know many depend on the services of Southlake and that some participated in the outreach session earlier this year I think you will be interested. In his letter links to both an executive summary and the full strategy were provided.
2025 Budget
On Monday November 25 Council agenda there is a staff report recommending approval of the budget for 2025. The proposed budget requires a property tax increase of 3.68% on the Township portion. (Recall that the property tax is based on 3 components: 17% school board, 43% York Region, 40% Township). For a home assessed at $1 million the increase by the Township would be $127. I think this is...
Motion About Safety on Rural Roads
On November 25 Council agenda there is motion by Councillor Anesty which has been seconded by Councillor Asselstine regarding establishment of an Ontario Rural Road Safety Program. Here is the motion. I am very supportive. If you would like the Council to know your perspective about this motion you can send an email to clerks@king.ca by noon November 25 and it will be circulated to Council....
Motion regarding Bail Reform and Bill C-48
On November 25 Council agenda there is motion by Councillor Boyd which has been seconded by Mayor Pellegrini regarding Bail Reform and Bill C-48 Here is the motion. I am very supportive of what the motion requests. I am not so sure about the second "whereas" indicating that the criminal activities in Nobleton and throughout King and York Region have "significantly impacted our community."...
Thanks Debbie! I know people whose homes back onto the proposed subdivision. I'll let them know.
Our property standards bylaw would cover litter and perhaps manure storage. I don’t know if there is a bylaw which…
Re: Illegal land use This is an exciting step in a bold and positive direction. No doubt action on the…
Happy to hear about all 3 of these. I also find it incredulous that they are not already protected. We…
All good questions! That’s why there are these public meetings.