During the public-comment period, a resident who identified herself in the transcript as Alicia Stokes described the Woodall House, a farmhouse built in 1854 on Nesbitt Ferry Road, and urged the council to investigate permit filings she said would allow the property’s complete demolition.

Stokes said the property (referenced in the transcript as CDR 2025-607) includes a 12‑room farmhouse and relocated historic outbuildings, and she characterized the site as the oldest existing maintained home in Sandy Springs. She described local historical connections, including the Woodall family ferry operation and a family cemetery maintained by the Dunwoody Preservation Trust. Stokes asked the council to see “if there's anything the city can do to prevent this tragedy.”

The clerk interrupted to enforce the three‑minute public‑comment limit and offered to accept a written copy of Stokes’ full remarks for the record. After the comment, a council member said he had received Stokes’ email and would review what the city can and cannot do and would report back.

Note on transcript name discrepancy: the clerk first announced that a public comment card was received from “Leisha Stokes” but the speaker introduced herself as Alicia Stokes in her remarks. This article uses the name the speaker stated on the record (Alicia Stokes). The council indicated staff would follow up and did not take immediate formal action at the meeting.