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‘Blueprint for the next two decades’: City starts process of updating plan for growth and development

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Nik Davis and Trisha Parks from urban planning firm Houseal Lavigne count hands as local public officials vote on priority projects for Woodstock as the city updates its 14-year-old comprehensive plan for growth and development. “This is very much a public engagement project,” Davis told the City Council and Plan Commission last week. (Independent photo by Larry Lough)

To create a comprehensive plan for growth and development in Woodstock for the next 20 years, the community will have to reconcile related but competing issues. Resources will need to target services for the city’s aging population, while efforts must be made to retain and attract younger residents. Infrastructure upgrades must be a high priority […]

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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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Picture of Larry Lough

Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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