Rick Wood is now the newest member of the Clarkesville City Council. He was sworn into office by Mayor Barrie Aycock during Monday night’s city council meeting.
Wood was the only candidate to qualify for the March 21st Clarkesville special election to fill the Post 5 seat. He’s the third person in 15 months to hold the office.
“I’m excited. I’m glad to help out,” Wood says of his new role as a city councilman. “I think it will be enjoyable.”
Asked about his long-term goals for Clarkesville, Wood replies, “I want to keep it local, but we can’t deny growth’s coming. We also want to accommodate that to a limited, manageable state.”
He says he wants to “Limit growth and try to support the businesses we have.”
Wood, a farmer and general contractor by trade, is new to politics. Councilman Brad Coppedge edged him out for the Post 2 seat in last November’s city election. Now the two will be serving together.
Wood succeeds Brendon Ansley, who resigned from the Post 5 Clarkesville City Council seat last October. The seat was previously held by Steven Ward, who died in December 2021. Wood will serve out the remainder of Ward’s term through December 31, 2025.
