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Cost, environmental benefits in geothermal system to heat, cool Old Courthouse Center

January 17, 2023

By Eileen Millard news@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 cooling system using geothermal technology. The project will be Woodstock’s first public building to include this new technology. Why geothermal? City Planner Darrell […]

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Cannabis sales still face hurdles; solar farm developer asks extension of special use permit

September 27, 2022

Given the chance to make it easier to put a cannabis dispensary in Woodstock, the City Council decided not to do it. Despite a unanimous vote earlier of the Plan Commission to allow a dispensary to open with a city permit rather than a special use exception to the zoning ordinance – which requires the […]

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Courthouse interior to be exposed by glass windows, walls

February 8, 2022

Preparing the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House for new civic and commercial uses is expected to cost about $17 million – a final figure will be available next month – and the Woodstock City Council isn’t cutting many corners just to save a little money. After some initial hesitation, the council voted last week to […]

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Courthouse renovation cost jumps 40%; ‘not an unexpected number,’ mayor says

November 23, 2021

Adding an estimated $5 million in costs to renovate of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House for civic and commercial tenants brought no response last week from members of the Woodstock City Council. In fact, the 40 percent increase in the estimate wasn’t even mentioned during the 2-hour, 45-minute meeting. “Our bottom line has moved,” […]

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Renewed public interest in school policy

November 16, 2021

If you are an avid reader of public notices in The Independent (who isn’t, right?), you might have noticed a different kind of legal advertisement among the name changes, new business names, and adoptions in our Nov. 3 edition. Woodstock School District 200 formally announced a public hearing on policy – a proposed three-year eLearning […]

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Estimated cost of Old Courthouse project jumps almost $5 million

November 14, 2021

Completing renovation of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House for civic and commercial tenants is now estimated to cost nearly $5 million more than was expected. According to a staff report prepared for the City Council meeting Tuesday night, construction manager Bulley & Andrews of Chicago has figured completion of the historic buildings will cost […]

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