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Council focuses on downtown development

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Independent Photo by Andrew Rousey A privately owned vacant lot on Jefferson Street is fenced off. The city wants it for parking.

Land acquisition, rezoning, and possible new master plan occupy council meeting  By Larry Loughnews@the woodstockindependent.com Downtown development dominated discussion during the only January meeting of the Woodstock City Council last […]

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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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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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