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Woodstock – Thursday afternoon’s Council meeting kicked off at 1:30 p.m. with several presentations.
New Parks Plan Council received the new Parks Plan as information following a presentation from the City’s consultant. The plan is required under the Planning Act for the City to require parkland dedication as a condition of the land development process. The plan also guides how much, what type and where parkland should be located. The City currently maintains...
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Woodstock, ON – Woodstock City Council approved the 2025 Revenue Fund Budget, setting in place funding needed for the delivery of all the programs and services provided to the community, as well as the operation of city facilities. 
The approved Revenue Budget came in at $82,381,340, which is an 8.83 per cent increase over 2024. This results in a residential property tax rate increase of 6.33 per cent, meaning the average home in Woodstock (assessed value of...
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Woodstock – Advanced notification signs have been installed and work is scheduled to begin on March 24 for Phase 1 of the Downtown Streetscape. Dundas Street will be closed to vehicles between Victoria Street and Museum Square, however pedestrian access will be maintained and businesses remain open.
“This project has been a long time coming and we’re excited to finally be getting underway,” said Kerry Baird, Downtown Development Officer. “We know...
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Woodstock – Thursday’s Council meeting got underway at 1:30 p.m. with presentations from the Woodstock Art Gallery Advisory Board, Woodstock Public Library Board and Woodstock Police Services Board. These presentations provided highlights from recent activities as well as details of their 2025 operating or revenue budgets as part of the City’s annual budget consideration. Final budget approval is scheduled as part of the March 20 Council meeting agenda. All budget...
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Woodstock – Council had a lengthy agenda for Thursday’s meeting, including several planning applications that brought forward a number of delegations. While Council turned down two applications, they did approve several others including one that will see the creation of an additional 24 housing units once complete.   
Before hearing from the delegations, there was a presentation of the Donna Burleigh Award to the Woodstock Navy Club and Journey Well Health...
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