Woodstock City Council Meeting February 23, 2026: Agenda Packet Reveals Pump Station Repairs, Wastewater Data, Infrastructure Maintenance Details

This story updates Woodstock Community News' earlier preview of the February 23, 2026, Woodstock City Council meeting with additional details drawn from the full agenda packet.

As Woodstock Community News previously reported, the council will meet Monday, February 23, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at The Chambers at City Center, 8534 Main Street, Woodstock. The agenda includes public hearings on development impact fees and utility rate changes, zoning fine appeals involving protected tree removals, trail infrastructure votes, and recognition of city employees marking 20 years of service.

The full agenda packet, which includes departmental reports for January 2026, provides a detailed look at the condition and maintenance of the city's network of sewer lift stations - infrastructure that operates largely out of public view but is essential to the city's wastewater system.

According to the January 2026 public works report included in the packet, city crews and contractors completed corrective repairs at multiple lift stations during the month. At the Bell Park #2 station, located at 6970 Main Street, a malfunctioning automatic transfer switch - which had been transferring power when it was not supposed to - was repaired after a months-long process. Work order records show that troubleshooting in November 2025 identified a failing control board, which had been flagged as aging by the manufacturer's technical support. A replacement controller was quoted, approved, and installed on January 28, 2026, with proper operation verified.

At the Rousseau (Dobbs) lift station, a phase monitor was identified as needing replacement. Records show the new GSR phase monitor was installed on January 9, 2026, with the work order closed out on January 15, 2026. A similar phase monitor replacement was completed at the Springfield lift station, located at 437 Springfield Drive, on the same timeline.

The Gunning lift station, located at 187 Neese Farm Road, required more extensive corrective work. Records show that a bypass pump had been coding and would not run, a problem that had been tracked since August 2025. By January 9, 2026, technicians determined that the electronic control module was faulty and arranged for its replacement by contractor Godwin. The work was completed and the work order closed on January 27, 2026.

At the Pinehill lift station on Pinehill Drive, pump motor relays were replaced during the month. Work order notes indicate that additional relay units have been requested for on-shelf inventory. A separate work order at the same station involved troubleshooting the generator battery, though full details of that work order were not included in the packet excerpt.

Annual inspections - required preventive maintenance checks conducted once per year - were completed in January 2026 at all of the city's named lift stations, including Alta Woods Apts (900 Sycamore Lane), Bell Park #1 (604 Bell Park Circle), Bell Park #2 (6970 Main Street), Brookshire #1 through #4, Camden Park, Creekview/Winchase (253 Edinburgh Lane), Gunning (187 Neese Farm Road), Haney (604 Handle Lane), Kingsgate #1 (1096 Dunedin Trail), Kingsgate #2 (140 Nocatee Trail), Oakhurst (1770 Grand Oaks Lane), Pinehill (Pinehill Drive), Springfield (437 Springfield Drive), Wal-Mart (12192 Hwy 92 A), Weatherstone (3275 Trickum Road), Woodstock First Baptist/WFBC (777 Neese Road), and Woodstock Knoll (526 Spotted Ridge Circle). Weekly and quarterly routine inspections were also completed across the system throughout the month.

The packet also includes wastewater treatment plant permit data for December 2025 from the Rubes Creek Water Pollution Control Plant. The data covers daily effluent measurements including flow in millions of gallons per day, biological oxygen demand, total suspended solids, ammonia, phosphorus, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, and pH levels. The records are part of the city's routine regulatory reporting and are presented to the council as part of the January 2026 departmental report.

Residents who wish to review the full departmental reports - including the January 2026 public works project status report, information technology report, parks and recreation report, investment report, and the FY 2025 Revenue Manual - may access the complete agenda packet through the City of Woodstock's online agenda portal. The meeting is open to the public, and hearing assistance is available upon request.