Recognize those who make local entertainment happenI enjoyed reading your article about all the music that was available in Woodstock this summer. (Declarations, Aug. 24) I especially like the hometown […]
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 bonus […]
City, restaurants expect first phase introduced by Memorial Day
Unlike the downtown-centric TIF 1, TIF2 stretches east to Route 47, south to Lake Avenue, and east toward Walmart.
With Woodstock’s “new” tax increment financing district approaching its first anniversary, the city and Woodstock School District 200 finally have an agreement on compensating schools for extra costs caused by […]
Council vote unanimous for 23-year development incentive
by Carl W. Gilmore For 21 years, Woodstock’s taxing bodies have operated under the weight of the downtown tax increment finance (TIF) district. Now, city fathers are proposing a new, overarching […]
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. […]
Public notice violation causes Review Board to take second vote
Joint Review Board finds new growth-incentive program complies with state statute
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