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
King Square Block Plan
On January 26 Council agenda there is a staff report recommending i) approval of a zoning bylaw amendment for a commercial building which will be part of the King Square Block Plan and ii) endorsement of the Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) of which one of the buildings is the aforementioned commercial building. To see report and all appendices see Council agenda and scroll to 12.1 The...
Conserving a Bank Barn
On January 26 Council agenda there Is a report reviewing the process underway for the relocation of an historic barn within the same property at 13840 10th concession. I am happy to read about the effort underway to conserve it as bank barns are truly special in terms of evoking the history of our rural landscape. So many have been lost as agricultural practises changed but occasionally, when...
2 Interesting Presentations at Council
On January 26 Council agenda there are two very interesting presentations. 2025 Climate and Environmental Year in Review Presentation by Community Services - Environmental Outreach and Sustainability Division 2024-2025 Update-Celebrating King’s Community Grant Program Presentation by Amanda Hicks, Manager of Recreation, Community and Culture Services Note: I recently posted that...
Motion Re Consolidation of Conservation Authorities.
On January 26 Council agenda there is my motion about the proposal to consolidate Ontario’s conservation authorities; specifically to consolidate the 36 conservation authorities into 7 regional ones with the stated aim of improving consistency, modernizing service delivery and freeing up resources for frontline work. My motion has been seconded by Councillor Asselstine. To read it go to...
Hi Brad….yes a better price but very importantly it would continue to be at a better price range, even with…
We need smaller, simpler designed homes. Go back to 3 bedroom,1400 sq ft, or 4 bedroom 1500 sq ft, with…
Alan and I have signed up as we are quite concerned about phragmites. I hope that the talk covers that…
Thank you for raising this issue so thoughtfully. One aspect of consolidation that may get overlooked is what happens to…
Parking is always a problem. I totally disagree with discounting the suggested amount of parking. Over in Nobleton where I…