The City of Woodstock is open for business, but offices are temporarily closed to the public to limit exposure to the COVID-19 virus as city staff continues to serve residents and businesses. A number of online options for interacting with city government are available and under development. Officials are in contact with Georgia Department of Public Health and are consulting the guidelines of other agencies like the CDC in making decisions on cancellations and closures.
“We appreciate the public’s patience,” City Manager Jeff Moon stated. “We’ll do our best to continue to provide timely and accurate information on local events related to the COVID-19 outbreak.”
The March 23 Regular Meeting of Mayor and Council has been cancelled. The April 2 Planning Commission Meeting has been cancelled as well. The public can watch City Council Meetings and Planning Commission Meetings online – live during the event or at your convenience – at wdstk.ga/meetingportal.
The April meeting of Woodstock Downtown Development Authority is cancelled.
Georgia Municipal Association has postponed Georgia Cities Week to October 4-10 so the April 20 Town Hall Meeting and April 25 Touch-a-Truck have been postponed.
Woodstock Fire Department is taking added precautions for the safety of citizens and firefighters. The department will not be doing any public relations details at this time inside or outside of our stations. No outside visitors are allowed at either Woodstock Fire Station at this time. If you are well and need a blood pressure check, please go to your local pharmacy. Car seat checks are suspended until further notice.
The city is urging residents to call 911 if you are having difficulty breathing or are choking, having an allergic reaction, have symptoms of a heart attack or stroke, are confused, disoriented or dizzy, are having difficulty speaking, walking or seeing, or have sudden severe pain. Woodstock Fire & Rescue asks that you do not call 911 if you want information about COVID-19, need a ride to the doctor’s office, want to get tested, or have mild symptoms.
If you need assistance from Woodstock Police for non-emergency issues, call 678-493-4080. Woodstock Police Department’s March 18th Coffee with a Cop at Chick-fil-a is cancelled. The remainder of the Spring Citizens Public Safety Academy is cancelled. All Police Auxiliary Unit duties are suspended until further notice.
If you need a motor vehicle collision report from an incident that took place in Woodstock city limits you can check buycrash.com. This third-party site provides reports available for download in PDF format for a nominal fee. Call 770-592-6030 Option 7 or email policerecords@woodstockga.gov, if you need additional information to locate your report in their database.
If you have received a citation from Woodstock Police or Georgia State Patrol within city limits for most citations you may avoid a court appearance by paying your fine online at www.woodstockpayments.com. You may also pay by phone at 1-844-263-6701 or by mail to City of Woodstock Municipal Court at 12453 Hwy 92, Woodstock, GA 30188. Online payments and payments by phone must be received by midnight the day before your court date. Payments by mail must be received the Friday prior to your court date.
The following changes were made to the Municipal Court calendar for the months of March and April:
March 23 court session will be rescheduled to May 11
March 30 court session will be rescheduled to May 11
April 6 court session will be closed out and rescheduled to May 18
April 13 and April 20 court sessions are cancelled
April 27trial session will be decided by the end of March
