Holiday business promos for Winter in Woodstock This week marks the unofficial kickoff to the holiday season in Woodstock with the launch of the Legend of the Pickle Scavenger Hunt. Hunters have until Dec. 12 to fill out their game cards by searching for “pickles” hidden in Woodstock shops and restaurants. Prizes include an iPad. […]
Three proposals to develop the former Die Cast factory site in Woodstock give the City Council a choice among apples, oranges, and pears. The Marquee, Union Place, or Central Park? Multi-family apartments, senior housing, a hotel, or all of the above? Developers of the three projects were given almost an hour each last week to […]
City Council will hear plans for Die Cast site Three prospective investors will present their ideas Friday for development of the former Die Cast Factory site on Clay Street. City Council members will meet at 10 a.m. for three hour-long presentations to develop the 10-acre site north of the Metra depot. PanCor Construction, Chicago Hubs […]
Four companies interested in developing the site of the former Die Cast factory are expected to present their plans to the City Council in October. “They’re ready to go,” Mayor Mike Turner said last week during the council’s meeting. The council has adopted inducement resolutions for three companies to begin tracking early expenses of planning […]
Development of the former Die Cast site in Woodstock, vacant since the factory was demolished 25 years ago, now involves three possible investors. The City Council last week adopted inducement resolutions for Wisconsin-based Hoffman Planning Design & Construction and Utah-based WellQuest Living, which allows them to begin tracking expenses for possible reimbursement later under the […]
You can use “Ravinia West” to describe a new downtown Woodstock Pavilion concept – a gathering place, a park, performance venue, and wintertime ice rink. That’s what Mayor Mike Turner called it last week when he publicly announced the project during his annual State of the City speech. Ravinia is an internationally known 36-acre music […]
Twenty-five years ago this week, demolition began at the abandoned Woodstock Die Cast factory site on Clay Street. Today, the land is targeted as the city’s best opportunity to develop a catalyst for dynamic growth in the community – and city officials ought to act soon. That is the opinion of consultants from Smart Growth […]
Development of an apartment complex north of the Metra depot is back on the fast track. Plans for Central Station, on the former Die Cast factory site, received a certificate of appropriateness last week from the Woodstock Historic Preservation Commission for the first of a three-phase housing project by Pancor Development of Elgin. Pancor principal […]
When the time is right for development of the downtown area, Woodstock will have a big place to develop. The City Council last week approved the purchase of the vacated grain silo site at 313 Short St. for $200,000. Under the sale agreement, the seller, DeLong Co., will demolish all structures on the site. According […]
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