He adds, “In good Woodstock fashion we set out cookies, a glass of milk, and a glass of whiskey for Santa.”

In my first State of the City Address, just twenty-one days into the job, I promised you orange cones. The top two issues you brought to me during my time on the campaign trail were traffic and parking in Woodstock, and we were positioning to make the largest infrastructure investments in our City’s history to address them. In the last two and half years, the City of Woodstock has reinvested in our infrastructure in truly historic ways, both in quantity of projects as well as scale of projects.

“The goal is to make it easier for residents and visitors to travel back and forth without having to drive all the way into downtown, thus easing traffic congestion and providing a much-needed alternative route,” Caldwell said in an update posted on the city’s website and social media Sept. 30.

“We’re thrilled to be enhancing this critical infrastructure for the people of Woodstock and can’t wait to share more as we make progress,” the mayor wrote. “Stay tuned for more updates, and thank you for your patience as we work to build a better Woodstock!”

“Thank you for voting to make this incredible investment in our city. This is an asset we’re not just going to get to hand down to our kids, we get to hand it down to our grandkids and our great-grandkids,” Caldwell said in the video.

“This has been a long-awaited project for our community,” Caldwell said in a statement. “We’ve been listening to your feedback and working tirelessly to address the need for more parking downtown. This new deck will provide 633 additional spaces, making it easier for everyone to visit our vibrant downtown area.”

On Aug. 23, Woodstock Mayor Michael Caldwell provided an update on the ongoing expansion of the Noonday Creek trail.

“The goal with this project for us as a city is not to center in on individual projects but to enable our future,” Woodstock Mayor Michael Caldwell said.

Mayor Michael Caldwell said after the vote. “I think this is an excellent example of fiscal stewardship done both wisely and prudently and I want to say thank you to everyone whose hands were in it. We will continue for yet another year to try and execute to the high level of service that this city expects from us.”

Mr. Caldwell, who became mayor two and a half years ago after four terms in the Georgia House of Representatives, sees the Taiwan conference as a way to showcase American (and Georgian) leadership on the transformative global trends like artificial intelligence and data privacy, all while bringing lessons back home.

Mr. Caldwell showcased a broad knowledge of technology, saying AI will upend both industry and government, mainly by changing what customers and citizens expect. - “We are about to watch complete transformation of both the public and private sectors, and I’m intent on making sure that Georgia is helping write the playbook around it, because the leaders who get in early today to start talking about how we do this are going to have outsized influence on the next generations’ use cases.”

Moderator: Ian Ferguson, Dean, KSU Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

David Kirk, President & CEO, Murata Electronics North America

Jessica Cork, Vice President, Digital Strategy, YKK Corporation of America

Michael Caldwell, Mayor of Woodstock, Georgia

Chris Cornelison, Interim Associate VP for Innovation and Commercialization, KSU

Woodstock Mayor Michael Caldwell will host a new Mayor’s Youth Leadership Academy in 2024 taking place June 10-14. The weeklong program will provide rising high school juniors and seniors with a deeper understanding of the role of local government while developing leadership skills.

Woodstock Mayor Michael Caldwell will host a new Mayor’s Youth Leadership Academy in 2024 taking place June 10-14. The week-long program will provide rising high school juniors and seniors with a deeper understanding of the role of local government while developing valuable leadership skills.

Announced by Mayor Michael Caldwell, the academy will span five days from June 10 to the 14, aiming to cultivate a strong understanding of local government functioning and leadership skills among the participants.

“The city of Woodstock is committed to improving its citizens’ quality of life through smart technology programs. From transportation systems to innovative infrastructure technology, the city has been boldly pursuing the initiatives of its Smart Master Plan since 2020.”

“Woodstock is honored to be among this diverse list of communities, and we are proud to represent the State of Georgia with fellow honoree Warner Robins,” Woodstock Mayor Michael Caldwell said.

At the Smart Cities Summit & Expo, Mayors LaRhonda Patrick of Warner Robins and Michael Caldwell of Woodstock, accompanied by representatives from the Partnership and local media, had the opportunity to showcase their projects and opinions on a global stage.

“The next great chapter in our City’s story comes with a dedicated vision and a plan to gift future generations with more Public Art,” a letter from Mayor Michael Caldwell introducing the plan reads in part.

Woodstock Mayor Michael Caldwell, alongside other members of the Atlanta Regional Commission’s second Local Leadership Housing Action Committee, recently announced a series of steps they will take to address housing affordability challenges in their jurisdictions.