Knocking down walls and tearing up concrete at a 165-year-old building can yield surprises. Some of those unexpected discoveries added almost $250,000 that was approved last week by the Woodstock City Council for work on the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House. About half of that will be covered by a contingency in the contract with […]
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,” […]
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 […]
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 […]
All of the loose parts and moving pieces are coming together on restoring and reusing the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House. That includes the final price tag: $12 million. “This is our best estimate,” city Finance Director Paul Christensen told the Woodstock City Council last week. With about $3.6 million already spent on exterior upgrades […]
Final price tag is $12 million for restoration and renovation of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House for new civic and commercial uses. “This is our best estimate,” city Finance Director Paul Christensen told the Woodstock City Council last week. About $3.6 million has already been spent on exterior upgrades and ensuring the buildings’ structural […]
Out with an ice cream shop, in with a brewery. Prospective tenants for the renovated Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House have changed as the city of Woodstock negotiates space use for the historic buildings leading up to what officials hope is the beginning of interior construction in January. “We’re making good progress,” City Planner Darrell […]
Two weeks after discussing options for a reorganized city government, the Woodstock City Council is scheduled Tuesday night to consider approving the addition of three new executive director positions, two of which would be funded this fiscal year. The agenda for the 7 p.m. meeting in City Hall also calls for a revised salary structure […]
As the project to breathe new life into the city-owned Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House inches toward a final plan, taxpayers might feel a bit anxious about what’s next. Taxpayers have not spoken up at public meetings about the project, so maybe no one objects to the pricey restoration. Who knows? But more than a […]
“Multiple” potential investors are interested in Woodstock’s plan to create new civic and commercial spaces in the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House, the City Council was told last week during a special meeting. About $2.4 million in historic tax credits proved to be an attraction to private developers who would work with the city to […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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