· Proposal
Three townhouse lots: follow the actual decision
Hearing notice published
The notice establishes the request and scheduled process, not the decision.
04Issues & decisionsWoodstock
Woodstock
News & decisions
· Project update
Cowan Sportsplex Parking Lot & Driveway Rehab
Parking works continuing
Front lot closed; south lot available, with access limitations.
· Completed
Indoor Turf Replacement
Turf installation complete
City confirms installation is complete.
· Direction
A new recreation centre: scope before a promise
Branch library added to schematic design
Design scope changed; this is not evidence of a funded construction contract.
· Council decision
Add a library branch to recreation complex designs
Council added a library branch to the schematic-design brief.
· Council decision
Adopt municipal penalty system
Council approved AMPs bylaws; implementation is expected in the first half of 2027.
· Approval
New penalties need a clear public rulebook
AMPS bylaws reported approved
Implementation is anticipated in 2027; current operation is not established.
· Council decision
Extend downtown free parking to three hours
Council amended the traffic bylaw for three-hour downtown parking; overnight rules vary by lot.
· Approval
Parking changed. Is access actually better?
Downtown parking amendment approved
Council’s published summary records the bylaw change; current posted rules remain essential for individual parking decisions.
· Council decision
Refer climate plan to 2027 budget
Council supported developing a local climate plan and referred funding to 2027 budget discussions.
· Council decision
Request costed downtown waste options
Council requested costed follow-up on six waste-service, cleanup and enforcement strategies.
· Council decision
Add $102,000 to Art Gallery renovation
· Recorded statement
A $12.35 million annual renewal gap
Asset-management progress report
Staff modelling; does not itself establish an adopted increase in funding.
· Implementation
808 Dundas: explain the location, cost and results
Purchase completed
Ownership transfer; renovation and operation remain later stages.
· Contract award
Indoor Turf Replacement
Tender award recorded
World Wide Turf Inc.; contract dollar value not published in award field.
· Contract award
Annual Asphalt Program
Tender award recorded
Permanent Paving Ltd; contract dollar value not published in award field.
· Contract award
Victoria St S Recon - Dundas to Main
Tender award recorded
VIEWCON CONSTRUCTION LTD; contract dollar value not published in award field.
· Council decision
2026 operating levy approved
6.99% levy increase;4.11% residential City rate increase as reported. These measure different denominators.
· Contract award
Northeast Woodstock Industrial Park - Temporary Stormwater Management Facility and Outlet
Tender awarded
Network Sewer and Watermain Ltd
· Approval
What are residents getting for the tax increase?
Operating budget adopted
The City release supplies distinct budget and tax-rate measures.
· Contract award
Pittock Park Rd Urbanization
Tender award recorded
VIEWCON CONSTRUCTION LTD; contract dollar value not published in award field.
· Recorded statement
The boundary changed; what changes for residents?
Minister order correspondence received
Adopted minutes establish receipt; exact parcel schedules and all legal effects remain to be verified.
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