At the August 17 work session, Woodstock's mayor announced that Weekley Homes asked to send the Ansley Park case back to Planning Commission, likely pushing it to November. Mayor Pro Tem Colin Ake said applicants should not be able to skip Planning Commission. But the August 24 agenda still shows the final vote, and nothing has been tabled. Our Saturday in person prep and Sunday Zoom call are unchanged, and we are still asking you to be in the room Monday.

Woodstock council was set to vote on The Pitch on August 10. Two members were absent, so it was tabled indefinitely with no new date. We read all 105 pages. The applicant's own engineer sizes the stadium for 4,500 people, the site plan gives it zero parking spaces, and the DDA owes Woodstock City Church $250 an event for twenty years whether the soccer club pays or not. City policy lets four council members order a second public hearing.

The developer says Woodstock gets a stadium "while providing no public money." His own packet says a $3.0 million land transfer to the DDA, $75,000 to a church, and $250 every time its lot is used, for twenty years. Zero parking spaces on site for a 2,500 seat venue. A cemetery surveyed only to the fence line. Council votes Monday, August 10. Here's what's actually in the 105 pages, and what you can do before seven o'clock.

Woodstock's Planning Commission approved the annexation and rezoning for Ansley Park, denied the variances, and stripped all sixteen conditions. We read the filings. The applicant admits the hardship is self created, misstates two comprehensive plans, proposes a density the city caps at 4, and still has no relocation agreement for 130 families. Council votes August 24. Email your ward member.

The Planning Commission takes up the annexation, rezoning, and variances that would clear Ansley Park and replace it with 220 houses tonight at 7:00. City staff is recommending approval. The Commission recommends, the City Council decides on August 24, and both rooms need to be full. We read the entire 81 page agenda packet. Here is what is in it, what staff got wrong, and what happens tonight. Read the packet yourself: https://d3n9y02raazwpg.cloudfront.net/woodstockga/ad909a

Item 7.2 came off Monday's agenda, but it isn't dead. The city had scheduled a silent consent vote on a contract that had already been replaced by a newer version the City Attorney never reviewed. Two residents spoke. A third warned about data centers, which is where this data would actually live. And the City Manager has now promised in writing, to the full Council, that it returns as a regular agenda item with public comment.

On the night of Monday, July 27th, Woodstock City Council votes on a three year contract connecting our police department's records to a platform run by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office and built by Peregrine Technologies, a San Francisco company valued at $6.8 billion. The contract has no stated price for years two and three. The County sets it, with no cap and no Council vote. It renews itself automatically. It contains no retention limit, no audit requirement, and no d

Last night the City of Woodstock held its open house on the 2026 Comprehensive Transportation Plan. If you missed it, the city walked through some of its key projects. The full plan is about 500 pages long, and you can read the whole thing here: https://www.woodstockga.gov/your_government/departments/public_works/transportation_plan.php. Take the survey here: https://cms9.revize.com/revize/woodstockganew/your_government/departments/public_works/ctp_input.php

Here is the truth about where we live. Two out of three Woodstock workers drive alone, because for most of us there is no other choice. There is no MARTA. The free trolley people loved is gone. Kids cannot get to school without a car. Seniors who stop driving get stranded at home. And every year the city approves more rooftops while the question of how an ordinary person gets across town keeps getting pushed to "later." Tonight, that can change, if we show up.

There is a major development proposal going before the Woodstock City Council tonight, and if the past few years have taught us anything about how this council operates, it is that the decisions they make in that chamber rarely reflect what residents actually want. The least we can do is make sure our voices are in the room. The hearing is at 7 p.m. tonight, Monday, April 27, at Chambers at City Center, 8534 Main St. in downtown Woodstock. Be there. Here is what is on the t

On Monday night, I stood at the Woodstock City Council podium and talked about Cherokee County students being held in ICE detention. They cut my mic, called the police, and had me escorted out. I finished the statement anyway. Mayor Caldwell accused me of breaking the law and threatened me with a misdemeanor. The police let me go without incident. Tracy Collins smiled. Read the full story — including the complete statement and the Girl Scout who stayed to watch it happen.

Tonight's agenda is long, and most of it will pass quickly with little public debate. That's by design — the "consent agenda" bundles many items into a single vote. Several of those items involve significant public money, contracts with private firms, and decisions that affect Woodstock residents directly. This guide explains what's happening, why it matters, and how you can make your voice heard. You do not need to be an expert to participate. You just need to show up.

Budget corrections after the fact. Taxpayer money quietly backstopping programs that were sold as self-sustaining. Developer-friendly enforcement. Strategic direction shaped in retreats and executive sessions. Public meetings used for approval, not deliberation. And now, executive sessions moved earlier in the evening so fewer people are around when the real business gets handled. This is how decisions get made without accountability. Show up. Read the agenda packet. Ask h

Two of us stood quietly at the entrance with small signs: "No ICE in Cherokee," "Abolish ICE Now," and "What Would Jesus Do?" featuring Jesus flipping tables. Some people who arrived scoffed. Some mocked. I smiled and said, "Hope you have the day you voted for." When that lands wrong, it is because people know, somewhere inside, that these policies cause real harm. They just want the harm inflicted on others.

The Woodstock Planning Commission is meeting tonight, and several items on the agenda directly affect community growth, safety, sustainability, and fairness in development. You can read the full agenda and packet here: https://www.woodstockga.gov/your_government/meetings_agendas_and_minutes.php Item 3.1 – CUP#090-25: “Rally Yard” Indoor Pickleball & Dog Lounge (7654 & 7664 Main Street) The proposal is for an indoor pickleball facility and dog lounge on Main Street. Packet pag

Yesterday, 3,000 to 4,000 of us took to the streets of Woodstock to say: No Kings. No Violence. No Arrests. No Property Damage. Just Power. The only incident police reported was a minor scuffle between one of ours and a counter-protester—an incident that could’ve been avoided if our folks had stuck to the plan: don’t engage, move away, call 911. Otherwise? We showed up focused, peaceful, and united. We looked good—and the city saw it. Chief Robert Jones coordinating with one

Woodstock Council Passes New Restrictions on Public Events—While Ignoring Constitutional Rights WOODSTOCK, GA — On Monday, May 12, the Woodstock City Council voted 5–0 to approve sweeping changes to the city’s special events ordinance, making it harder for local residents to organize public events, visibility actions, and protests—even on sidewalks. The vote came just hours after Indivisible Woodstock CAN submitted a revised event plan and paid a $50 application fee for its

One of our safety volunteers works to keep the sidewalk clear for pedestrians to pass and monitors another volunteer who is stepping off the curb to cross the street legally at a crosswalk with cooperation of a stopped driver. The City of Woodstock is attempting to intimidate and suppress peaceful political protest. Over the past several weeks, city officials have escalated efforts to pressure Indivisible Woodstock CAN—a volunteer-run community group committed to civic engage