King Township Council Meeting – November 8, 2025
- JA
- 7 days ago
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Monday's meeting covered the new Development Charges Study which sets out how King will fund growth-related infrastructure over the next 25 years. Notably, the DC rates will decrease from the previous study (more on that below). There was also ample discussion about the new PROVINCIALLY mandated recycling program. Residents have started to receive the new large bins which don't work for everyone.
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• In honour of Remembrance Day you many have noticed the new veteran banners now displayed in King City, Nobleton and Schomberg. The banners honour local residents who served in the First World War and form part of a joint initiative with Aurora and Whitchurch-Stouffville marking the centenary of the Aurora War Memorial.
• Beginning December 31, King Township will transition to Ontario’s new provincial recycling program, which shifts responsibility for blue box collection away from municipalities to packaging producers. Residents will receive a 360-litre rolling recycling cart from GFL and move to bi-weekly collection, but should continue using their current blue boxes until year-end; old bins can later be dropped off at Township facilities for reuse or storage.
• The 2026 Budget Open House will be held Wednesday, November 12 from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at the Municipal Centre, ahead of formal budget deliberations on November 24. This is a a “no-frills” plan that will maintain existing service levels with a minimum tax increase.
Development Charges Background Study
King's 2025 Development Charges (DC) Background Study and Draft By-law sets out how King will fund growth-related infrastructure over the next 25 years. DC's are meant to ensure the cost of new infrastructure like roads, water, wastewater, parks, fire protection and other municipal services are borne by new development rather than existing taxpayers.
Recent provincial amendments (Bills 17 and 60) introduced new exemptions (e.g., long-term-care and affordable-housing projects) and timing changes shifting DC payment from building-permit to occupancy. They also refined interest, rate-freeze, and reporting rules.
King’s updated by-law continues exemptions for places of worship, cemeteries, and bona fide farm uses, and adds a temporary-structure exemption (three years). It adopts York Region’s policies on derelict building credits and small-office deferrals.
The recalculated rates represent a significant decrease: - Residential DCs drop roughly 10–25% depending on unit type and location. The blue arrow below represent the current rates while the red arrows represent the new rates.
- Non-residential DCs fall by about 40%, placing King in the middle range regionally.
It's worth noting that the DC are collected by service category (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads/bridges/sidewalks/etc, Public Works, Fire, Parks and Recreation) and not by project. If a project is delayed or cancelled, the funds stay within that category and can be reallocated to other projects. Timing and priorities are reviewed annually during the budget process. The DC study represents a “snapshot in time” that evolves with community needs.
Recycling Program Transition
Beginning December 31 2025, King will shift to Ontario’s provincially mandated producer-responsibility recycling program. This system was imposed by the Province of Ontario and municipalities were not consulted and moves the financial and operational responsibility for residential blue-box collection from local governments to the producers of packaging and paper products.
Residents have started receiving their new 360-litre rolling recycling carts, which will replace traditional blue boxes. Collection will switch to a bi-weekly schedule, while garbage, green bin, and yard waste collection remain unchanged under Township management. Residents are reminded to continue using their blue boxes until December 31.
After the transition, blue boxes will no longer be accepted at the curb, but can be dropped off for reuse or repurposing at Township facilities such as the Municipal Centre, Trisan Centre, Nobleton Community Centre, and King Heritage & Cultural Centre in early 2026.
The size and use of the bins does present challenges. The 360-litre carts are large and difficult for some residents, particularly seniors or small-household users, to store or move.
The new program is entirely the responsibility of the province, King has no control over delivery or collection operations. Council did support a motion by Councillor Eek asking that the program explore smaller cart options.
Industrial Commercial Institutional Recycling
Council has previously asked staff to explore recycling service options for industrial, commercial and institutional properties (ICI) including small businesses, schools, and community facilities since these sectors are not covered under the new residential producer-responsibility model.
Staff reported that there are no preferential pricing options that King can access under the Municipal GFL contract and would apply a standard 15% administrative fee to facilitate the recycling service for ICI sources. Further, no member of the York Region Northern Six Municipalities is offering a municipally administered ICI recycling program and privately sourced services for recycling collection are abundant and less expensive than the Township of King can deliver.
New Business
Kingcrafts Studio is celebrating its 75th anniversary, marking decades of support for local artisans. Attend their Studio Sale November 14, 15, 16 and 21, 22, 23 from 10am - 4pm at 12936 Keele St. Click here for more.
The beloved One of a King Handmade Holiday Market holiday tradition returns to the King Township Municipal Centre, 2585 King Road, King City for another year on Saturday, Nov. 22 and Sunday, Nov. 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year's event will feature over 50 vendors, twice the size of the 2024 event which attracted more than 500 shoppers.
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