“Caldwell said he was more in favor of a local option sales tax. Caldwell also voiced his support for the Technology Ridge Parkway project and expressed his gratitude for how well the county and cities and legislators are working together.”

Woodstock Mayor Michael Caldwell said his city was among the first to receive an LCI grant in the early 2000s, which helped establish a mixed-use city center within the bedroom community. ‘I remember when a trip to downtown Woodstock meant a trip to the hardware store,’ he said. ‘… But now, we are the example in the nation of what a thriving, revitalized, vibrant downtown can look like.’”

“Both Woodstock Downtown and Woodstock City Center represent a generational opportunity to add retail, office, hotel, and critically-important parking and infrastructure to one of the most popular downtown destinations in Georgia," said Woodstock Mayor Michael Caldwell. "The addition of Fire & Stone Italian Pizza in the historic Train Depot is a perfect fit for our city’s continued redevelopment.”

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.