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The Hengst Foundation has pulled the plug on its proposal to build and operate a 5,000-seat, $12 million amphitheater on a portion of vacant farmland owned by the city of Washington.
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Alderpersons Mike Brownfield and Lilija Stevens sit next to each other at Washington City Council meetings. -
Many Washington residents have strong opinions about the project and more than 100 filled a banquet room at Five Points Washington on Monday for a Washington City Council committee of the whole meeting. -
The Washington City Council repealed a city ordinance in 2020 that allowed residents to have chickens. Five years later, the controversial issue is back on the table. -
A proposed 5,000-seat amphitheater that would be built on city property wasn't on the Washington City Council's meeting agenda Monday, but it was on the agenda of audience members who came to the meeting to express their opposition to the project. -
Discussions with several of the estimated 100-150 attendees at the 90-minute open house included positive comments about the project and other concerns including traffic flow, security, environmental issues, the city's investment, and the amphitheater's impact on the Caterpillar Performing Arts Center at Five Points. -
Advocates for the construction of a $12 million, 5,000-seat amphitheater on Washington city property will hold an open house Wednesday so members of the public can get answers to their questions. -
Jessica Wentz is $25,000 richer. But her first-grade students at Lincoln Grade School in Washington are even richer for having her as a teacher. -
The City of Washington has some options to repaint a railroad bridge on one of the town's busiest roads. -
No date has been announced for the restaurant's opening. The original 2021 redevelopment agreement was amended by the council in 2022, but hasn't been changed since then. -
One person is dead after a vehicle struck a pedestrian Thursday night in Washington.
