July

Nobleton's Dietmar Trillus spent the Canada Day weekend competing successfully at the Ontario Spring Classic in Scarborough.

He was in a FITA (International Archery Federation) round, shooting 144 arrows at various distances, scoring 1,397 out of a possible 1,440, giving him the high score among the competitors for the day, although he lamented a bit that he hadn't crossed the 1,400 barrier.

"Another day at work," he remarked.

He also took part in a series of one-on-one matches, shooting 12 arrows over 70 metres. He swept through all his competition, prevailing in the finals 112- 109, capping what he called an "excellent weekend."

He said his 1,397 performance was the highest score in the country for such a major event.

"This is an addiction, more than anything else," he said. "I just enjoy shooting a bow."

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York Region lifted its water ban for King City early in July.

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Cleve Mortelliti, a former engineering technician with the Township, expressed the desire to view life from the political side. He announced he would be running for the Ward 1 council seat in King.

Elizabeth Crowe also announced she would be seeking her fifth term as local trustee on the York Catholic District School Board.

Later in the month, Councillor Underhill declared she would seek another term in the Ward 5 seat.

+ + + + + + + Arts Festival King featured a full week of artistic attractions, as well as entertainment, lectures, tours and other points of interest

It was a project of Arts Society King (ASK).

The festivities included the annual King Swings at Daniel's of Nobleton, and that was highlighted by appearances by Jeff Healey, as well as the Good Brothers.

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Nobleton's Cosimo Figliomeni celebrated his 52nd birthday in his usual fashion; by taking a long walk to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Toronto and Central Ontario.

This year's stroll was to Niagara-on-the-Lake, and as things turned out, the ride home was more complicated than the walk down. The motor home bringing him and his three companions home broke down.

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The death of two Newmarket women in an accident at the intersection of the 17th Sideroad and Keele Street sparked calls for action at the Township council table.

Councillors asked York Region to look into design and safety aspects of the intersection.

"I've been concerned about this intersection for a long time," Councillor Underhill remarked, suggesting a stop sign be erected for southbound traffic.

Mayor Black said she was convinced the amount of traffic is a lot more than what had been envisioned when the intersection was designed.

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There were a number of details to be ironed out, but a lot of apparent interest was being shown in July in turning Kettleby into heritage conservation district.

About 15 members of the community were on hand at a public meeting to discuss the issue, along with several Township councillors, staff members and consultants.

The idea behind this designation would be to recognize that heritage in Ontario goes beyond individual buildings to actually include the space in between, along with surrounding landscape.

Township Planning Director Stephen Kitchen said the Kettleby Village Association (KVA) and Heritage King expressed interest in exploring this, so the project was incorporated into the department's work plan for the year.

In a report that went to council earlier in the year, planners stated applying this designation would enable "council to manage and guide future change in the district through the adoption of a district plan with policies and guidelines for conservation, protection and enhancement of the area's special value and character."

"The designation allows a community to protect and enhance groups of properties within its community that collectively demonstrate distinctive heritage value and character," the report added.

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An application for a judicial review, launched by opponents to the sewer plan in King City, was dismissed.

In a statement, the Divisional Court of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed the application, although representatives of the the citizens' groups that launched the action stated they supported the dismissal.

The application had been filed a year before, alleging widespread failures by York Region to comply with Oak Ridges Moraine protection legislation regarding the authorization and construction of the York- Durham Sewage System (YDSS) in the village. Proponents of the legal action had been previously told by an environmental lawyer that the Region had stated the sewer proposal complied with one clause of the moraine legislation. But the Act has many clauses, and he said the plan might not have complied with all of them.

But new information had come to light that caused all parties to agree it was best to have the application pulled.

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There was lots of activity in July as King residents were getting ready for the impending visit from judges from the national Communities in Bloom competition.

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The possibility that a developer in King City might throw in a free municipal hall seemed to be fading, but there was talk of a recreation facility going there.

Councillor Pellegrini put forth a motion calling on Township staff to approach the developer who proposed the municipal hall and discuss the possibility of the recreation building, in line with what was proposed a couple of years ago by the local Lions clubs.

In the end, councillors unanimously agreed to include the lands next to the King Township Museum in a study of possible sites for the recreation facility.