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Woodstock Ranked in Top 50 Best Places to Live in America

Recently, Money Magazine named Woodstock as one of the “50 Best Places to Live” in the United States of America for 2015. Woodstock was the only city in Georgia to be included on their list this year. This was the first time that Woodstock was chosen for this honor.

It was nice to be selected and recognized by a national publication. To be honest though, I can’t tell you that we set out with the goal in mind of being selected for this list. We have tried to focus on an “all of the above” approach for implementing the mayor and council’s vision for the future of Woodstock. From creating a vibrant downtown, to improving the number and variety of recreational opportunities, and providing quality public safety and planning for first-class neighborhoods, the focus of elected officials and staff has been on accomplishing this shared vision.

Each year, the mayor and council work with staff at our planning retreat to review the city’s vision statement, goals and priorities. Goals are broader policy statements, while priorities are the measurable action items (long and short term) that will help the city accomplish its goals. Each year, the city’s five-year goals are updated, along with its priorities.

Some of the short-term goals for 2015 include construction of the Amphitheater at City Center, the addition of public restrooms at City Center and designing a third fire station. Long-term goals for the next five-years include a parking deck in Downtown Woodstock, expanding the grid network of streets in Downtown Woodstock, expanding the Greenprints Trail System and expanding the city’s sidewalk system, just to name a few. You can find a complete listing of the goals and priorities on the city’s website (WoodstockGa.gov) under the “strategic plan” section.

There wasn’t an application process for the Money Magazine recognition. As a matter of fact, we didn’t even know about it until about a week before they made the public announcement. To be recognized independently, as was the case with Money, is indeed an honor, very humbling and a compliment to our residents, business owners, elected officials and staff for the accomplishments achieved in the past decade in Woodstock. I am proud to live and work in this community. It is amazing what can be accomplished when you’re not worried about who gets the credit. I can assure each of you that we will continue to work each and every day to achieve the vision adopted by the mayor and council. And if we move up the list of “Best Places to Live” because of the efforts, so much the better!

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