Record · 01
15%
Property Tax Cut
The lowest tax rate in Woodstock in more than 30 years.
Year Five · Woodstock, Georgia
Woodstock is stronger, safer, and more connected than ever. So far, we have cut property taxes 15%, made historic investments in police and fire, doubled parks and trails, and delivered the largest infrastructure improvements in our city’s history.
The record
Record · 01
15%
Property Tax Cut
The lowest tax rate in Woodstock in more than 30 years.
Record · 02
$24M
Parks & Trails
Voters approved doubled green space and the largest parks + trails upgrades in City history.
Record · 03
26%
Police
Largest pay increase in Police Department history, fully staffed for the first time in a decade.
Record · 04
2×
Fire
Doubled the number of fire stations and achieved top 2% of departments in the nation.
“We have, without a doubt, built a place that people want to be.
Our calling is to build a place that is meant to last.”
Newsroom
Woodstock Mayor Michael Caldwell said Hughes is someone who has “pulled together all of the stories here in Woodstock.” “She’s been both the unofficial and then the official historian here in the city for decades and largely put together the tapestry of what is the story of the city,” he said. “It’s a neat opportunity to cross private funding with public storytelling and help us remember who we are.”
“To the parents, please stop buying your kids motorcycles without engines — it is wildly dangerous to let your 12-year-old ride the equivalent of an electronic motorcycle out on Main Street while doing wheelies. To the kids, if you run from the police officers, we will find you, cite you and talk to your parents,” Mayor Caldwell said.
“My wife used to be a fifth-grade math teacher; I feel like I just walked into our living room. These stores matter because it’s not just a resource for our educators, it’s also for our students. This is a celebration of education,” Mayor Caldwell said.
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