by Katelyn Stanek | Aug 18, 2017 10:28 am
Final costs for project total $61,000 A city-funded outdoor dining project ended up costing Woodstock over 20 percent more than estimated. Final expenses for the Benton Street Boardwalk totaled $61,115.52, according to Paul Christensen, Woodstock’s finance director....
by Katelyn Stanek | Jul 19, 2017 3:34 am
The City Council will hold a public hearing next month on a proposal to increase the sales tax in Woodstock. The hearing will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, in the council chambers at Woodstock City Hall, 121 W. Calhoun St. When the proposal first was floated this...
by Whitney Rupp | Jul 5, 2017 7:47 am
A campaign to fundraise for senior pet adoptions reached the $1 million mark, and organizers celebrated by breaking ground on a new animal shelter. Dawn Kemper first saw her dream come to life in 2005 when she founded Young at Heart, a rescue dedicated to senior pets,...
by Katelyn Stanek | Jun 28, 2017 8:45 am
Centegra Health System’s decision to cut services at Centegra Hospital-Woodstock surprised and upset some local officials. “I am disappointed and dismayed by the decision to remove inpatient care from the [Centegra] hospital site in Woodstock, especially following the...
by Katelyn Stanek | Jun 28, 2017 3:40 am
A fourth establishment will be added to the Benton Street Boardwalk after the Woodstock City Council finalized the rules for the controversial outdoor dining project. Benton Street Tap will join three other restaurants in using the “boardwalk,” a city-funded project...
by Katelyn Stanek | Apr 18, 2017 10:38 pm
The Woodstock City Council closed a loophole that could have allowed some gas stations to receive video gambling licenses. The city amended its Unified Development Ordinance April 4 to create a new definition for truck stops in order to differentiate them from gas...
by Katelyn Stanek | Mar 14, 2017 10:24 pm
Woodstock shoppers might pay more in sales tax in exchange for a property tax cut. The Woodstock City Council voted unanimously March 7 to reduce the city’s property tax levy 10 percent, a move that will lower the tax bill on a $150,000 house by about $94 and cut the...
by Katelyn Stanek | Feb 1, 2017 10:13 pm
The seven-member Woodstock City Council will need at least four yes votes to pass most measures regardless of how many members are present to vote. The new rule, approved unanimously by the City Council at its Jan. 17 meeting, sets a higher threshold for approving...
by Katelyn Stanek | Dec 28, 2016 3:57 am
It turns out Woodstock is a little larger than the U.S. Census Bureau initially thought. The final tally from a special census completed in September shows the city with a population of 25,528, which is 171 more than the Census Bureau’s preliminary estimate. That...
by Katelyn Stanek | Dec 20, 2016 10:01 pm
The Woodstock City Council approved an ordinance Dec. 6 setting its 2016 property tax levy at $9.26 million that forgoes an inflationary increase. The 2016 levy is $77,605 higher than last year’s total, which city officials said is attributable solely to new...
