Jerry Acchione
Aaron Gorlick
Asjad Hussain
Anthony Scalisi
What are residents getting for the tax increase?
Which service, staffing and reserve choices explain the City’s 2026 budget?
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ELECTION 2026 · OCTOBER 26
Your 2026 council candidates
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Woodstock · Explain yourself
An $85.4M estimate. Now add a library.
Woodstock added a library to the recreation complex design. What is the full price now—and what will residents pay to run it?
$85.4MPublished estimate before the library addition$85,404,500 in 2024 dollars. This is an estimate, not a construction contract or the updated total.
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All public questions →A $12.35 million annual renewal gap
Which assets will be renewed, deferred or funded differently?
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What did the streetscape buy—and what comes next?
How will completed streetscape investment be judged before later phases proceed?
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Latest public positions 2026-10-01
2026-10-01 · Jerry Acchione
Scrutinize whether requested spending is necessary and seek grants to limit pressure on current taxpayers.
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Slow and manage growth while facilities and infrastructure catch up.
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Limit development costs and advocate for more deeply affordable and income-geared homes.
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Around Woodstock
Woodstock Museum · 2008 · Balcerevent · Oct 17, 2026
Go inside Woodstock’s history
Doors Open Woodstock is scheduled for October 17, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The heritage program opens participating properties to the public for free.
business
Upper Thames Brewing Company
Upper Thames Brewing Company began in 2016 and operates a small-batch brewery and taproom on Bysham Park Drive.
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An art stop on Dundas
Woodstock Art Gallery occupies the John White Building at 449 Dundas Street, opposite Museum Square. Admission is by donation.
Woodstock · Taxes & spending
Your City tax rate rose 4.11%. What are you getting?
Woodstock’s 2026 residential City tax rate rose 4.11%. That is the City portion; County and school taxes are separate.
Which service would each candidate improve, and what would pay for it?
Increase in the City portion
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