Woodstock has a new objective limit on noise for police to enforce, and come January the city will have a 10-cents-a-bag tax on single-use bags to get local retail customers in the habit of carrying their own reusable totes. City Council last week passed both new ordinances with 7-0 votes, but not before council members […]
By Larry Lough larry@thewoodstockindependent Two ordinances that have been years in the making were scheduled to come before the Woodstock City Council Tuesday night. If approved, one ordinance will charge a 10-cent fee on each paper or plastic bag a shopper takes from a local store to haul out purchases. The other proposal would give […]
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