Woodstock: What's Open, Closed Amid Coronavirus Concerns

WOODSTOCK, GA — With cases of the new coronavirus increasing daily in Georgia, cities around the state have closed businesses, government offices and cancelled events. See what is closed below, and let us know in the comments if we missed any closings.

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WOODSTOCK

• City of Woodstock is open for business. Offices are temporarily closed to the public to limit exposure to the COVID-19 virus as city staff continues to serve residents and businesses. A number of online options for interacting with your city government are available and under development. Officials are in contact with Georgia Department of Public Health and are consulting the guidelines of other agencies like the CDC in making decisions on cancellations and closures.
• The March 23 Regular Meeting of Mayor and Council has been cancelled. The April 2 Planning Commission Meeting has been cancelled as well. The public can watch City Council Meetings and Planning Commission Meetings online - live during the event or at your convenience - at wdstk.ga/meetingportal.
• The April meeting of Woodstock Downtown Development Authority is cancelled.
• Georgia Municipal Association has postponed Georgia Cities Week to October 4-10 so the April 20 Town Hall Meeting and April 25 Touch-a-Truck have been postponed.
• Woodstock Fire Department is taking added precautions for the safety of citizens and firefighters. WFD will not be doing any public relations details at this time inside or outside of our stations. No outside visitors are allowed at either Woodstock Fire Station at this time. If you are well and need a blood pressure check, please go to your local pharmacy. Car seat checks are suspended until further notice.
• Call 911 if you are having difficulty breathing or are choking, having an allergic reaction, have symptoms of a heart attack or stroke, are confused, disoriented or dizzy, are having difficulty speaking, walking or seeing, or have sudden severe pain. Woodstock Fire & Rescue asks that you do not call 911 if you want information about COVID-19, need a ride to the doctor’s office, want to get tested, or have mild symptoms.
• If you need assistance from Woodstock Police for non-emergency issues, call 678-493-4080. Woodstock Police Department’s March 18th Coffee with a Cop at Chick-fil-a is cancelled. The remainder of the Spring Citizens Public Safety Academy is cancelled. All Police Auxiliary Unit duties are suspended until further notice.
• If you need a motor vehicle collision report from an incident that took place in Woodstock city limits you can check buycrash.com. This third-party site provides reports available for download in PDF format for a nominal fee. Call 770-592-6030 Option 7 or email policerecords@woodstockga.gov, if you need additional information to locate your report in their database.
• If you have received a citation from Woodstock Police or Georgia State Patrol within city limits for most citations you may avoid a court appearance by paying your fine online at www.woodstockpayments.com. You may also pay by phone at 1-844-263-6701 or by mail to City of Woodstock Municipal Court at 12453 Hwy 92, Woodstock, GA 30188. Online payments and payments by phone must be received by midnight the day before your court date. Payments by mail must be received the Friday prior to your court date.
• The following changes were made to the Municipal Court calendar for the months of March and April:
  • March 23 court session will be rescheduled to May 11
  • March 30 court session will be rescheduled to May 11
  • April 6 court session will be closed out and rescheduled to May 18
  • April 13 and April 20 court sessions are canceled
  • April 27 trial session will be decided by the end of March
• All Parks and Recreation facility rentals for March have been cancelled or postponed. Mountain Goat Adventure’s Rope Mill Spring Thaw 4 and 10 mile Trail Run has been rescheduled for August 1. AMPED in the Park on March 28 is canceled.
• The Parks and Recreation department will begin accepting applications for Community Garden registration on April 1. A link to an online-only registration form will be posted to woodstockparksandrec.com.
• The Woodstock Visitors Center is closed until further notice.
• All IN WDSTK events are canceled through April. In addition, the following IN WDSTK supported events are being postponed:
  • Taste of Woodstock (April 23): to be rescheduled
  • Start of Farm. Fresh. Market (April 25): to be rescheduled
• The City of Woodstock is closing the William G. Long Senior Center for the next two weeks effective Friday, March 13.

• The Public Input meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 24 at the Chambers at City Center has been postponed.

CHEROKEE COUNTY

• Regarding the March 17 Board of Commissioners' meeting, in response to concerns of the spread of COVID19, the public is encouraged to watch the meeting live-streamed and published on the website at www.cherokeega.com. If you would like to provide input on a public hearing and are uncomfortable attending the meeting, you may email those comments to Andrea Daniels at amdaniels@cherokeega.com by the end of the day on Monday, March 16.
• The Cherokee County Senior Center will close effective Saturday, March 14, until Monday, March 30. All Senior Center activities and outings during this time have been suspended. Services such as Meals on Wheels and Homemaker Care will continue during this time. For additional information about specific Senior Services, the public is encouraged to contact the Senior Center directly at 770-345-2675.
• Cherokee Area Transportation System Demand Response and Fixed Route services will continue as scheduled at this time. Service to the Cherokee County Senior Center and Empower Cherokee will be suspended from March 16 until March 30.
• Effective Saturday, March 14, all scheduled Cherokee Recreation & Parks (CRPA) activities are suspended until Monday, March 30. This includes all CRPA scheduled programs, including but not limited to, Recreation Center programs, rentals, and open-gym; Cherokee County Aquatic Center programs, rentals, and walk-ins; CRPA adult and youth athletic leagues; youth athletic association facility and field use; and tournament rentals. For additional information about specific recreation and parks activities, the public is encouraged to contact CRPA directly at 770-924-7768 or www.playcherokee.org.