Councilman Jay Wenk had urged that the plan be updated by a group of volunteers, but the committee in charge said the job was too complex. Woodstock’s last such plan, which serves as a guide for town infrastructure, planning and development needs, was completed in 1962.
The public will have its first opportunity to see more detailed concepts for library expansion and ask the architects and planners questions at a 10 a.m. forum Saturday, Dec. 10 at the Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Road, Woodstock.
When the lot is full, motorists park along Meads Mountain Rd., creating a dangerous situation. The number of visitors has risen nearly 70 percent in the last three years, according to the trail’s log book.
The $150-per-space fee would go to maintenance of public parking by the town, and would apply to businesses that can’t provide their own offstreet parking.
“There are no new policies, no big building projects,” Supervisor Jeremy Wilber said of the proposed $7.8 million spending plan, which is an increase of 2 percent.
WDST argued that having another radio station in Woodstock with Woodstock in its name would cause brand confusion.
Members of one group at a second forum seeking citizen input wanted nothing that was considered modern, wanting the library to keep the same look and feel, but just provide more space. Another group wanted just the opposite with modern aesthetics, large windows and lots of light.
The firm hired to update the Woodstock Library’s Master Plan clued the public in on its findings from tours of
The Woodstock Town Board unsealed bids of four consultants proposing to help revise the Comprehensive Plan and selected a committee
Woodstock voters approved the Woodstock Library District budget by a 4-1 margin on September 1 as nearly 500 citizens turned