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Woodstock Council unanimously reappoints boards, approves Haney Road design contract and denies procedural challenge
Summary
At its Jan. 12 meeting the Woodstock City Council unanimously reappointed multiple board members, named Colin Aik mayor pro tem, approved a professional‑services contract with Kimley‑Horn for design of the Haney Road extension and denied an "anti‑item" notice after returning from executive session; a public commenter urged legal review of TESPLUS referendum projects.
The Woodstock City Council on Jan. 12 reappointed a slate of members to several city boards and councils, appointed a new mayor pro tem and approved a professional‑services agreement related to the Haney Road extension, all by unanimous votes.
Mayor Michael Caldwell and council moved through a long list of appointments, including reappointments to the Downtown Development Authority and the Planning Commission. Motions to reappoint Lisa Morton, Trent Chambers, Spencer Nix, Melissa Madigan, Rob Hogan, Chase Roth, Brandon Williams and Ali Najafi passed 6–0 as recorded on the consent and appointment items.
Councilman Colin Aik was nominated and approved as Mayor Pro Tem in a 6–0 vote. The council also reappointed Jeffrey Moon to the Cherokee County Development Authority.
On a separate consent item, the council approved a professional‑services agreement with engineering firm Kimley‑Horn for design services tied to the Haney Road extension. Councilman Colin Aik noted the work dates to a 2013 LCI study and the city's Comprehensive Transportation Plan and emphasized following required public‑input steps before construction. "This is something that's been long in the city plans ... we are using the list of projects that came out of the comprehensive transportation plan, which was subject to a public input process that followed law," Aik said. The motion to approve the Kimley‑Horn contract carried 6–0.
During public comment, one speaker identified in the sign‑in as Govindraj urged the council to exercise caution before finalizing projects funded by the "TESPLUS" referendum, which the speaker said allocates $65,000,000 countywide. The commenter said he had asked City Manager Jeff Moon about how the project list was identified and quoted Moon as saying staff had 30 days to provide a list to the county; the commenter asked for a legal review and additional traffic studies before the city finalizes project lists. "I think we need some more analysis before we proceed on that," the commenter said.
Later the council recessed into executive session to discuss personnel, litigation or real estate, then returned and voted to add a new item (7‑2) and to deny an anti‑item notice submitted by Julie Newman; the denial motion carried 5–0 as recorded. The council adjourned after concluding business.
All votes on appointments and contract approvals reported at the meeting were unanimous as recorded in the minutes or on the dais; where roll‑call names were not called in the record the meeting minutes show a 6–0 or 5–0 tally depending on attendance and abstentions noted.
Items approved included a mix of reappointments to advisory boards and planning bodies and a design contract intended to advance a long‑planned road extension; council members emphasized adherence to earlier planning studies and future public‑input steps before construction decisions.
