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
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...
Pancake Breakfast This Saturday
Protecting the ORM
At the January 30 council planning meeting there is report on a Township initiated zoning bylaw of relevance to lands in the Oak Ridges Moraine. It is being recommended by Staff as a means to maintain ability to protect the ORM despite Bill 23. With Bill 23 the municipality is unable to apply Site Plan Control to residential units which are 10 units or less. Applying site plan control ensures...
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