Steady growth and development in the Woodstock area has allowed local taxing units to cut their tax rates while increasing property tax levies. And those government units will get a […]
Contest entrants will light up Woodstock Nov. 26 People may register their home, business, or block to participate in the 2021 holiday lights contest and to light up Woodstock and […]
Unlike the downtown-centric TIF 1, TIF2 stretches east to Route 47, south to Lake Avenue, and east toward Walmart.
New apartment complex, boardwalk rules, video gaming approved after discussion
Top stories of past year yet to write their final chapter
Six people got up to speak – one of them twice – in the final public hearing by City Council on Woodstock’s proposal for a new tax increment financing district. […]
By a 5-2 vote, the Joint Review Board has given the Woodstock City Council the authority to approve a new tax increment financing district with a simple majority vote. That […]
With Monday’s Joint Review Board meeting approaching, local governments have solidified their positions regarding the proposed new tax increment financing district in Woodstock. Given the chance to soften its opposition […]
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