{"id":396,"date":"2021-12-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nice-cori.104-207-151-122.plesk.page\/?p=396"},"modified":"2021-12-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T00:00:00","slug":"a-message-from-the-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundwoodstockmagazine.com\/a-message-from-the-mayor","title":{"rendered":"A Message from the Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"Representing our families in Georgia\u2019s House of Representatives for eight years was an honor I never will be able to describe. I truly am humbled that you have chosen me to serve as the 31st mayor of the city of Woodstock. During my time as a representative, we built an accessible, transparent elected office with weekly coffees, more disclosure than ever before and a new standard for campaign finance and ethics reform. I am dedicated to leading our city as mayor with the same high standards of accountability and excellence in government that our community has led with at the state level for years.<\/p>\n

Our city consistently is named one of the best places in America to live. Just this past year, both Money magazine and Homes.com recognized Woodstock in the top tier of places to move to and raise a family. We have benefited from great leadership, tremendous city-planning, and the effects of a government that allows entrepreneurs and citizens the freedom to build. The result has been a genuine sense of community.<\/p>\n

While our nation and our world feel increasingly divided, Woodstock has become a place where I trust a passerby on the street will pick my son up when he scrapes his knee. It\u2019s not that we\u2019re small. We\u2019re now among the top 30 largest cities in the state. We left the days of \u201cmiddle of nowhere\u201d some time ago, in favor of a thriving arts scene, great local restaurants and bars and a genuine sense of place. We\u2019re a destination, but we still don\u2019t believe in strangers.<\/p>\n

Our challenge moving forward is to build on these gains. We have built a place worth having, and our burden will be ensuring it\u2019s a place our children will want to inherit.<\/p>\n

Today, we endeavor to lean in together. We\u2019ll build a more connected city by focusing on trails and grid streets. We\u2019ll build a forward-looking city by ensuring our home-ownership rates remain high and our plans for the future are transparent and readily available. We\u2019ll build an accountable city by maintaining some of the lowest taxes in Georgia, and ensuring our staff and elected leaders are accessible to all of our citizens.<\/p>\n

We have great work ahead. It\u2019s a call worth heeding. Woodstock calls itself \u201ca city unexpected.\u201d Let\u2019s make sure we\u2019re ready for whatever the next chapter in this surprising city holds, and let\u2019s leave our children a city worth having.<\/p>\n

If I can ever be of help to you, please don\u2019t hesitate to call me on my personal cellphone, 678-523-8570, or email me at mcaldwell@woodstockga.gov.<\/p>\n

Go make it an outstanding day!
\nMayor Michael Caldwell<\/em><\/p>\n

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