Maybe in a few years, nobody will remember how much it cost and how long it took to restore and remodel the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House to create Old […]
Old Courthouse Center is still seeking that elusive “substantial completion” date.“We’re very close,” Woodstock Mayor Mike Turner said last week before the start of a 90-minute media tour of the […]
To understand the escalating costs involved with transforming the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House into a tourism magnet in downtown Woodstock, we must recall the wisdom of the late Donald […]
Circle July 15 on your calendar. That’s the date city officials expect the $22 million restoration and remodeling of the Old Courthouse Center to finally be finished.Mayor Mike Turner made […]
Let’s say that, at the least, the optics are bad.That is, it just doesn’t look good to be spending more than $100,000 a month on unforeseen expenses associated with the […]
City Council members are pushing back on the escalating costs of remodeling the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House.But despite their questions and concerns at last week’s council meeting, members voted […]
MobCraft Beer of Milwaukee wants to borrow from Woodstock’s revolving loan fund to set up its new micro-brewery and taproom on the lower level of the Sheriff’s House.Makity Make of […]
One electronic system will control access to several city government buildings, and an interior surveillance system could be linked to it.The City Council last week approved a contract for about […]
With no discussion, the City Council last week approved an additional $586,000 to the remodeling project of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House.The 26 change orders the council authorized building […]
By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com The ongoing renovation project for the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House, for what will be known as Old Courthouse Center, features a new type of heating and […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
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