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
Community Risk Assessment
On November 13 Council agenda there is a staff report from fire and emergency services about a community risk assessment which has been performed for King. As such an assessment provides guidance for the provision of Fire Protection services in the municipality it's good to know that such has been done and to get perspective on what that entails. As indicated in the report the assessment...
2024 Budget Book
The draft budget calls for a municipal tax increase of 5.49% which is higher than what I was hoping for but I can't claim surprise as previous years have been very tight and I was aware that new spending could not be avoided forever. I am still working to fully understand some of the drivers for the increase and have questions; accordingly it is premature for me to object or approve. Below are...
Green Standards in the Ontario Building Code
On November 13 Council agenda there is my motion, seconded by Councillor Asselstine, asking the Province to expedite energy performance green building standard amendments to the Ontario Building Code (OBC). Without these amendments we can only encourage and not enforce that buildings, being constructed today, are built to the highest energy standards. Home owners in homes constructed in...
Water and Wastewater Rates for 2024
On November 13 Council agenda there is the recommendation for water and wastewater rates in 2024. As a portion of the rate is variable the magnitude on each user varies according to their consumption but for the average usage the increase on the blended rate (water and wastewater) is an increase of 2.4 %, $43.05. In response to user request it is proposed to move from 4 bills/year to 6. And...
What I would like to see is the actual recycling of most of the items in the blue boxes. We…
Good overview and assessment of current situation, and the situation that got us to this point . King Twp has…
thank you for your feedback and acknowledgement of the effort required to understand the budget.
Hi Nancy, Working sessions are really education type meeting for Council members. There isa Council report in the agenda and…
This has got to be the strangest working session. “Overview of King’s Citizen Experience Plan” does not allow for citizens…