Woodstock City Council hopes to resume its “enhanced street maintenance program” in 2022 and will review a plan for the work in July. While the council will have a workshop […]
When Woodstock enacted a bag fee Jan. 1, 2020, it was a pre-emptive strike. The Illinois Legislature had appeared to be on the verge of creating a statewide fee for […]
How much and how fast to improve city streets – and how much to spend – are decisions the Woodstock City Council will tackle in the coming weeks. After putting […]
Is 50 percent cut in impact fees enough to spur new development?
Woodstock ‘well-positioned for the future,’ outgoing mayor says
When the future clashed with the past last October at a meeting of Woodstock’s Historic Preservation Commission, the past won. In a rematch last week before the City Council, the […]
Opera House lays out plan for recovery from effects of pandemic
Will looser regulations on food trucks lead to growth of sit-down restaurants in Woodstock? That was Mayor Brian Sager’s thinking when he proposed amendments to a staff proposal for revised […]
Will City Council be ready to move foward amid uncertainty?
Who would have thought Woodstock’s zoning code did not allow exterior vacuums at a commercial car wash to be visible from the street? Owners of Swift Car Wash, who plan […]
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