About 24.5 percent said they don't support bringing the benches back at this time, while 17.75 percent said they would support reinstating the benches with conditions.Ĭouncillor Kate Leatherbarrow will bring forward the following motion during tonight's meeting:

Just under 34 percent said they want the benches brought back immediately and 23.75 percent said they should be reinstated once all of the snow is gone. Looking at those who responded 26.95 percent said they agree, 26.22 percent said they disagree, 21 percent said they don't agree or disagree, 14.27 percent said they strongly disagree, and 11.56 percent said they strongly agree.Ī total of 1,465 people responded to question eleven, which asked them if they support reinstating the benches. 1,514 people answered the question and 42 people decided to skip it. Question five asked the respondents if they feel safe in the downtown core. Staff will present the results to City Council tonight. The benches and picnic tables were removed from Museum Square back in late 2021 due to safety concerns and now the current council is thinking about reinstating them.Īn online survey went out last month, with 1,557 responses total.

WOODSTOCK - The downtown bench discussion will return to Woodstock City Council. This means the benches in Museum Square will be reinstated immediately while the benches and picnic tables in the remainder of the downtown core will be brought back in the spring. She confirmed that her motion did pass with some opposition. UPDATE: Woodstock City Council has decided to reinstate the benches in the downtown core.Ĭouncillor Kate Leatherbarrow provided a recap of the meeting in a video on her Facebook page last night. Woodstock City Council looked over the results of the online survey about the downtown benches during the February 16th meeting.

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