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
Volunteer Appreciation: Nominations Are Open
Each year, the Township of King hosts a Volunteer Appreciation Night to honour and celebrate one of the Township’s most important resources: its volunteers. King's volunteers contributed to many successes, selflessly donating thousands of hours for many causes. Nominations are open for 2023. See here for details on the 6 categories and the nomination form .
2023 Operating Budget
On council February 6 agenda there is a report recommending adoption of a bylaw which would include the 2023 operating budget, 2023 capital budget and the 2023 business plan for the Holland Marsh Drainage System. The details of that bylaw are consistent with what was presented at the January 23 council meeting. Very specifically it includes an operating budget net increase of $1.586 million...
Amendments to Protect the ORM
On February 6 Council agenda there is a staff report proposing amendments to zoning bylaws to address the impact of Bill 23 on the municipality’s ability to protect the ecological value of the Oak Ridges Moraine (ORM). As presented in an earlier report Bill 23 prohibits the use of a planning tool called Site Plan Control, for development activity on lands in the Oak Ridge Moraine when the...
Request to Repeal Designation
On February 6 Council agenda there is a report addressing a request to repeal a designation bylaw for a property on 18th Sideroad, the former Second King Baptist Church. Given the municipality’s responsibility to conserve heritage properties I concur with the Staff recommendation to not repeal the designation. As reviewed in the report, even though the property has not been maintained as well...
The details for maintaining our infrastructure are amazing.
The management efforts are most impressive...I had no idea.
Stops signs and excellent idea. Sixty km seems enough IMO, owing to the hills and driveways.
There have been numerous accidents at the 10th Concession and the 17th Sideroad. One accident recently was fatal. Surely that…
Thank you Debbie, What an important day to celebrate! I know in our lifetime, we have come a long way…