Woodstock offices to get overhaul in 2020
New, accessible town offices are on the immediate horizon as Supervisor Bill McKenna looks ahead at 2020.
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Woodstock Library fundraisers seeing a ‘steady’ flow of donations
Donations keep arriving as fundraising efforts are underway for a new 12,000-square-foot Woodstock Library. The capital fund balance is $61,199.46, down from $62,337.08 due to some recent expenses, but that balance was reported before recent contributions.
Lack of affordable housing is changing Woodstock
Woodstock has always led other towns in real estate prices, but in recent years the market has changed, according to a recent report. The rising popularity of short-term rentals has reduced availability of year-round rentals and raised rents of remaining units. Home ownership is simply unattainable for many.
Woodstock Village Green will light up with Santa’s arrival Christmas Eve
Volunteers are preparing for the arrival of the town’s most important guest of the year. Of course, it’s Jolly ol’ Saint Nick himself. How will he arrive this year? How will he top himself again with his grand entrance?
Woodstock approves municipal ID card
Woodstock became the latest community to pass a municipal ID law, allowing undocumented residents and those without a permanent address to receive some local services, open bank accounts and use in case of emergencies.
Woodstock gets new street signs; old ones for sale
The old signs, designed by artist John Pike, do not comply anymore with the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, which sets specific guidelines for the letter height, background color and reflectivity.
Woodstock Library seeks funds for a match
At a private event in October, an anonymous donor offered a $150,000 matching grant and any donations will count toward the match and can be used to pay for planning and architecture services. However, the $150,000 can only be used toward construction.
Cooper Lake dam work planned
The City of Kingston Water Department plans a $12 million, two-year rehabilitation of the Cooper Lake dam, West dike, water intake and will utilize a temporary connection to the Ashokan Reservoir.
Protecting Woodstock’s water
Should Woodstock extend its sewer system to Bearsville to protect its water system from septic leakage? Or create aquifer and tributary protection districts? Those are two of four options listed by the Woodstock Aquifer Protection Working Group at the town board’s November 12 meeting, by the Group’s chairman Ken Panza, a former council member himself.
McKenna cruises in Woodstock
A write-in campaign by former supervisor Jeff Moran did little to keep incumbent Bill McKenna from re-election to another two years as Woodstock town supervisor. Preliminary results show McKenna received 1796 votes while write-ins, presumably for Moran for the top town seat totaled 462.