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Woodstock council approves funding and contracts for downtown playground, Johnson Farm master plan and Goshen Lane extension
Summary
The Woodstock mayor and council on March 9 approved a major budget amendment and a design agreement for Downtown Playground Phase 2, a budget amendment for a Johnson Farm master plan, extended a conditional use permit at 119 Dupree Road and signed a $292,362 development agreement with Beers Construction Partners Inc. for a Goshen Lane street extension.
Woodstock Mayor Michael Caldwell and the city council on March 9 approved several park and development measures, including money to design a larger downtown playground and a contract to build a short Goshen Lane street stub.
The council voted 5–0 to approve a major budget amendment to fund engineering and design work for Downtown Playground Phase 2 and to award an agreement with Earth Elements to perform that work. "A revised fee schedule would be brought before you all before any of this would go into effect," Parks staff member Mr. Borden told the council during a presentation of proposed fees and projects. He also said staff recommended charging some nonresident fees (staff discussed adding roughly 50% to resident rates) and raising the senior center nonresident membership from $25 to $35; those fee changes were presented for future consideration but were not adopted at the meeting.
The council also approved a budget amendment to fund a master plan for Johnson Farm Park, a 17.5-acre city-owned parcel behind Morgan's ACE Hardware. Mr. Borden described the parcel as "one of the most beautiful pieces of property" and said the master plan would include public engagement and design work funded through SPLOST and parks bond money.
On a separate development item, the council approved a development agreement with Beers Construction Partners Inc. to build a roughly 150-linear-foot extension of Goshen Lane on city-owned property. Mr. Lilly, presenting the agreement, said the city would pay Beers $292,362 for clearing, grading, asphalt, curb and gutter, a 5-foot sidewalk on one side and street trees; Peters Construction will extend sanitary sewer for the project but that work is not included in the city's contract cost. The agreement sets a 365-day completion window after permits are pulled.
Planning staff also asked the council to extend the conditional use permit for a five-townhome project at 119 Dupree Road through March 9, 2027, to allow work and negotiated city improvements to continue; the council approved the extension 5–0.
Votes at a glance - Consent agenda (items 1–7): approved 5–0 (one absence). - Major budget amendment — Downtown Playground Phase 2 (engineering/design): approved 5–0. - Agreement with Earth Elements — Downtown Playground design: approved 5–0. - Major budget amendment — Johnson Farm Park master plan: approved 5–0. - CUP extension — 119 Dupree Road: approved 5–0. - Development agreement — Goshen Lane (Beers Construction Partners Inc.): approved 5–0. - Minutes (Feb. 23): adopted (3 ayes, 2 abstentions, 1 absence).
The mayor and staff said more detailed fee schedules and design documents will be returned to council for formal adoption. The council also noted that some project funding will come from SPLOST/bonded parks funds.
