Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The Woodstock City Council on Monday unanimously approved a conditional use permit and several variance requests from the church.
A Canton church is another step closer to opening a new facility in Woodstock. The Woodstock City Council unanimously approved a conditional use permit and several variance requests from Northpoint Ministries in relation to their plans to build a new facility on 32.5 acres in the Ridgewalk area. Council woman Liz Baxter was not present. The land is currently zoned new community town center and the permit would allow for religious services on the property, which is situated on the south side of Ridgewalk Parkway between Ridge Trail and Georgia Northeastern Railroad tracks. Northpoint Ministries, the developer and affiliate of Watermarke Church, plans to build 250,000 square feet of buildings, which would include about 2,400 parking spaces…
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The church wants to build a new facility in Woodstock.
A proposal to build a church in the Ridgewalk area has been deemed in the best interest of the region by the state. Canton-based Watermarke Church's Developments of Regional Impact application submitted in September by the city of Woodstock to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs has been completed and the department has signed off on the plans. With the ruling in hand, the church is now moving forward with its proposal to build 250,000 square feet of buildings, which would include about 2,400 parking spaces. Northpoint Ministries, the developer and affiliate of Watermarke Church, has filed a variance request with the city of Woodstock for 32.5 acres on the south side of Ridgewalk Parkway between Ridge Trail and the Georgia …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
A Developments of Regional Impact application for the proposed project has been submitted to the state for review.
A Canton church is mulling the possibility of building a permanent home in Woodstock. Watermarke Church, which holds worship services at Cherokee Charter Academy on Sixes Road, is exploring the option of constructing a new facility on 32.5 acres in the Ridgewalk area. The church is in negotiations to purchase the property. The city last week submitted a Developments of Regional Impact application to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs on behalf of Alpharetta-based North Point Ministries, which is affiliated with Watermarke Church. According to the application, the church would like to construct 250,000 square feet of buildings, which would include about 2,400 parking spaces. The church would be built in the same vicinity where …
