NEW YORK: The Woodstock Chamber of Commerce has sold its building and will be moving into City Hall at the start of the New Year.
Kathryn Loprino, president of the Chamber’s board of directors, said the move is a “huge relief” for the chamber.
“It’ll just allow us to focus on membership and programs we can offer for them and not have the stressors of property maintenance or building maintenance going on,” Loprino said.
She said the move also will give the Chamber an opportunity to rebrand and rebuild.
The Chamber has gone through a few transitions in leadership this year, and Chamber member Danielle Gulli is the current volunteer interim executive director.
The Chamber will be partnering with Read Between the Lynes to offer a visitor center in the bookstore’s new location, 111 E. Van Buren St., so tourist information can be provided on the Square, Loprino said.
“The Chamber is still accessible, it’s just not visibly on the Square anymore,” Loprino said.
She said the chamber has been at 136 Cass St. at least since she became a member in 2003.
Woodstock City Manager Roscoe Stelford said the chamber will be moving to the basement of the city hall, which currently is used for storage.
Stelford said there will be a rent-free agreement between the city and chamber that likely will be reviewed yearly.
Loprino said the building sold for about $175,000.
The chamber is expecting to reopen at its new location by Jan. 15, Loprino said, and its old office will remain open while the move is in process.
