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Enhancing and maintaining Woodstock Village parks and connectors

About

Outdoor public spaces are economic drivers for community engagement and tourism. The condition of parks, sidewalks, and public squares communicates civic competency, commitment, and values. Woodstock Village Conservancy imagines well-kept landscaped public spaces, connected by safe and accessible pathways, that welcome residents to use, appreciate, and support and encourage visitors to explore and enjoy. 

It will accomplish this through

  • collaboration with the municipality, local businesses, non-profits, and individual volunteers, 
  • funding from private and public sources, and 
  • implemention and transparent reporting of activities.

September 2024

Woodstock Village Conservancy has a logo and a project team! We are still looking for team members but the current group met for the first time on August 29 and has identified next steps including consensus that our first project should be the rehabilitation of The Green. We have introduced WVC to our major partners and received overwhelming support for our vision and plans. Looking ahead: We will be developing concepts and costs for rehabilitation of The Green, expanding outreach, and researching grants. If you are interested in learning more about our activities and plans, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; she'll be happy to take you through our presentation. If you are interested in joining our team please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

    The Challenge

    The 2023 Woodstock Town Plan seeks to be a steward of the land. Yet, with aging school and municipal buildings, an inadequate water system, and failing sewage treatment plant, care of public spaces is a low priority municipal operating expense. In addition, the decentralized municipal and non-profit management results in underserviced areas, inconsistent or insufficient maintenance, discontinuity between areas, and limited expertise and resources for big or complicated projects.

    The Solution

    Woodstock Village Conservancy will focus on placemaking within the Village of Woodstock. Placemaking is defined as the planning, design and management of public spaces, capitalizing on a local community's assets, inspiration, and potential, with the intention of creating public spaces that improve urban vitality and promote people's health, happiness, and well-being.

    The Impact

    Woodstock Village Conservancy recognizes that our plans are ambitious and will require patience, communication, and collaboration. We anticipate the impact to take several years to manifest but relish the community-oriented process that will get us there. Essentially, Woodstock Village Conservancy believes that a centralized management model can provide a single point of contact and resources for complicated or large projects, improve under-resourced areas, and present a consistent, safe, and accessible visitor and resident experience.

    Project Plans and Support

    Woodstock Village Conservancy will adapt to the needs and desires of stakeholders to enhance and maintain public spaces that serve and inspire our community and its visitors by creating and implementing, with partner entities, a roadmap to leverage and manage community resources and stimulate philanthropy to fund major projects and maintenance.

    Get Involved

    We are looking for volunteers to join our leadership team. If you are interested in contributing to our mission of enhancing and maintaining the parks and connectors within Woodstock's iconic village, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

    Project Team Members

    • Joe DiNatale
    • Laura Dyess
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    • Bettyanne McGuire
    • Jack Rossi
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