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
Year 1 Progress in Corporate Strategic Plan
The first staff report on the Council agenda Is an overview of progress made in year one (2023) of the corporate strategic plan (CSP). The framework of a CSP has been adopted “to keep focus on, align efforts, and make significant advancement on actions in the municipality that are above and beyond the day-to-day course of business service delivery.” King has 4 priority areas: a greener...
208 Martin St
On May 13 council agenda item there is a staff report recommending approval of a zoning bylaw amendment application for a property at 208 Martin St. The purpose of the application is to achieve modifications to certain zoning provisions which would then enable a severance and submission of a building permit application to build a new single detached home on what is currently one lot with the...
YR Vision Zero-Traveller Safety Plan
At the beginning of the May 13 Council meeting there will be a presentation by Nelson Costa, Manager of Traffic Safety, and Joseph Petrungaro, Director of Roads and Traffic Operations, York Region. Topic is York Region’s Vision Zero - Traveller Safety Plan. If you cannot attend the Council meeting in person I suggest you watch the live stream at https://www.king.ca/meetings
ThinKING Green: Sustainable Development
On May 13 Council agenda there is a report recommending approval of the ThinKING Green: Sustainable Development Standards. Its recommended that all site plan and draft plan of subdivision applications received after September 1 be subject to this program. It has been a four year process to go from some modest sustainable targets for a single detached house to having a robust program applicable...
Excellent idea to carry forward. I remember Susan Swail, former councillor, mentioning that she was hoping to get this idea…
Wonderful idea. How can our amazing community groups help get this done?
I was fortunate to hear the inspiring, educational talk on the Trail by Mr. Ian Craig. I’m so pleased that…
Thank you for your support Nancy and very importantly thank you for the memory of Susan Susan B.
Excellent plan. I remember the late Susan Beharriell trying to make this happen years ago. Let's hope that it really…