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Woodstock City Council

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Watermarke Church Gets Nod From Woodstock

The Woodstock City Council on Monday unanimously approved a conditional use permit and several variance requests from the church.

A Canton church is another step closer to opening a new facility in Woodstock.  The Woodstock City Council unanimously approved a conditional use permit and several variance requests from Northpoint Ministries in relation to their plans to build a new facility on 32.5 acres in the Ridgewalk area. Council woman Liz Baxter was not present.  The land is currently zoned new community town center and the permit would allow for religious services on the property, which is situated on the south side of Ridgewalk Parkway between Ridge Trail and Georgia Northeastern Railroad tracks. Northpoint Ministries, the developer and affiliate of Watermarke Church, plans to build 250,000 square feet of buildings, which would include about 2,400 parking spaces…

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Woodstock Pledges Funds To Help Build Trail

The city council voted last night to approve matching up to $40,000 in impact fees to help construct a new mountain bike trail at Olde Rope Mill Park

The city of Woodstock has signed on to help the completion of the Taylor Randahl Memorial Bike Trails at Olde Rope Mill Park. The council voted unanimously to approve matching up to $40,000 in impact fees, which would be given towards SORBA Woodstock and Greenprints Alliance's campaign to build the Fierce Loop at the trail. The funds would come from impact fees and the land, which is already being leased by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, also counts towards the acreage requirement of land in the city's impact fee ordinance. The Fierce Loop would encompass 3.5 miles built on the north side of Little River and is the final installment of mountain bike trails at Olde Rope Mill Park. Interim Community Development Director Brian Stockton …

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