Woodstock Hires New Community Development Director

Jessica J. Guinn will start her new position with the city on Feb. 11.

Woodstock Hires New Community Development Director

Jessica J. Guinn will start her new position with the city on Feb. 11.

A new face will soon join Woodstock city staff. The city has hired Jessica J. Guinn to become its new community development director, a position that has been vacant for a little over two months. Guinn will start her new position on Feb. 11. She replaces former Community Development Director Richard McLeod, who accepted a similar position in November with the city of Alpharetta.  Guinn was chosen from a field of 55 applicants for the position.  "We are certainly excited to have Jessica coming on board with Woodstock," said City Manager Jeff Moon. "Her experience in both the public and private sectors has given her the valuable opportunity to be involved with multiple jurisdictions across the metro Atlanta area."  Guinn is currently vice …

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Richard McLeod Serves Last Woodstock Council Meeting

McLeod's last day as community development director will be on Nov. 2. City Planner Brian Stockton will serve as interim director beginning on Nov. 5

Monday night was the Woodstock City Council meeting in which Community Development Director Richard McLeod would appear as a city employee. McLeod during the meeting told the council how much he's enjoyed working the city in the last 10 years of his career. McLeod earlier this month accepted an offer to serve as the community development director for the city of Alpharetta. “It’s been humbling pleasure of my life to serve you all, the citizens and the city,” he said, noting it wasn't an easy decision for him to accept the offer from Alpharetta.  The agenda was a light one for McLeod: he only had to present a city-initiated rezoning request to rezone 6.02 acres along Woodstock Parkway from light industrial to the technology park overlay, …

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City To Begin Search For New Director

Woodstock will soon need a new community development director as Richard McLeod has accepted a position with the city of Alpharetta.

Woodstock is in the market for a new community development director. Richard McLeod earlier this announced he's resigning from the post in Woodstock to take the same position with the city of Alpharetta. McLeod will start with Alpharetta on Nov. 5. McLeod replaces Diana Wheeler, who resigned from the post earlier this year. City Manager Jeff Moon said he's also sad to see McLeod leave the city. "I am happy for Richard for the opportunity that this gives him both personally and professionally," he added. "I am sad for us from the standpoint that anytime you lose an employee of Richard’s ability, experience and tenure with the city, it is hard to replace them." Moon added the city has an "excellent" relationship with the city of Alpharetta…

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