Woodstock To Tackle Solicitation in Right-of-Way

The Woodstock City Council will consider an ordinance that would regulate solicitation in the right of way during its meeting tonight.

The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the Chambers at City Center.

The ordinance Woodstock will consider mirrors that of Cherokee County, which allows non-profit organizations to solicit on public highway rights-of-ways. It would also establish a permit process for those who wish to partake in the solicitations.

The issue when was brought to light in January when a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 11768, based out of St. Michael The Archangel Catholic Church in Woodstock, was told they could not solicit to collect donations in the right-of-way. 

The city in 2011 passed an ordinance that banned solicitation in all public rights-of-way.

The ordinance was in response to traveling youth sports teams that were seen soliciting in the right-of-way on Highway 92 near its intersection with Trickum Road.

Council members will also consider approving an application to send to the Georgia Department of Transportation requesting the agency install two traffic signals on the on and off ramps of Interstate 575 at Ridgewalk Parkway. 

See the attached .PDF to view what else is on tonight's agenda. 

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