Concerned Citizens of King Township

Nobleton

Hambly House photo courtesy of Jeff Laidlaw, Noblehouse Productions

Nobleton is located in the southwest corner of King Township. The  community of 3,500 people is located between the Greenbelt and the Oak Ridges Moraine.  In 1997, the Nobleton sewer project was approved with a local treatment plant capable of servicing our projected population of 6,150 to 2016. Now in 2009, the sewers are installed along King Road and are proceeding to service the Metrus subdivision. While construction of sewers for one new subdivision moves ahead, Town Council has not decided on the construction and timing of the collector sewers for the majority of the town.

In September 2009 the project came back to Council for approval. The project has been ongoing for 13 years and it was evident that many people are frustrated either because of the lack of action, the potential costs, or the idea of paying for a service they don't need. 

On September 21, 2009 Council voted to move forward with the construction of the collection system for the areas in the 2 year travel zone in the source water protection area. To review the Council report go to http://king.fileprosite.com/FileStorage/116AD50D0C2340E5AB9741971ADA2556-COW%20Item%20_7%20-%20OP09-22.pdf  

Until 2012, residents located near our town wells with connections to the sewer system can apply for funding under the drinking water source water protection program run by the Ministry of the Environment.  To learn more about this program visit http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/en/water/cleanwater/index.php. 

As the detailed design of the project will be completed for this portion of the project the Township now has the opportunity to apply for infrastructure funding under the federal government programs to bring the cost of the connection per resident down in cost. Current estimates are between $18,000 and $24,000 per lot.

Servicing for the new subdivisions, by Metrus (formerly Slokker)- northeast, Dawsco (south of Slokker), and Baldessara ( southwest) will add approximately 1004 new homes or 2,900 more people to our town of 3,500. Interesting, according to the Nobleton Community Plan approved in 2004, the planned population will grow to between 6,150 and 6,500 by 2016. Will the plans save our community from unplanned growth  or will the additional sewer capacity spur higher population growth than planned?  Stay tuned....

For your reference many of the Community Plan documents are available online at http://www.king.ca/public/documents.cfm?department=6#Planning

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