When Macon and Bibb County consolidated and became Macon-Bibb County, MaconBibbTV in the Office of Public Affairs began featuring departments and directors to help people learn more about the new government. The newest installment features our two airports – the Middle Georgia Regional Airport and the Macon Downtown Airport – and its director, Doug Faour.

To watch the newest Get to Know feature, click here.

Expanding the use of our airports – through new industry, new programs, and passenger air service – is a priority project identified by the Commission and public in Macon-Bibb County’s award-winning Forward Together Strategic Plan.

About Macon-Bibb County’s Airports
Currently, the Airports are responsible for 2,000 related jobs and a $200 million annual economic impact. A true market study was conducted to help entice sustainable passenger service, and it was found more than one million people living in our area fly out of Atlanta, with the top destinations being CITIES. 

Middle Georgia Regional Airport Economic Impact Study
Middle Georgia Regional Airport True Market Study

Recently, Middle Georgia State University announced it would be expanding its aviation education program by adding classes at the Macon Downtown Airport. For more information on that program, click here.

About the Forward Together Strategic Plan
In January 2014, Macon-Bibb County began working with the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government to develop the first Forward Together Strategic Plan. This process lasted more than a year and involved multiple retreats, work sessions, and meetings with department heads, organizations, and stakeholders. The planning process was funded with a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and in September 2015, the City-County Communications & Marketing Association awarded Macon-Bibb County with a Silver Circle Award for the Plan.

This process helped develop the consolidated government’s new Mission and Vision statements, as well as identify five Strategic Focus areas that are helping focus service delivery, programs, and initiatives: Economic and Community Development; Safe Neighborhoods and Safe Communities; Efficient and Effective Government; Infrastructure Improvement; and Quality of Life.

The new Strategic Plan was the driving force behind the development of the proposed FY2016 budget, which included full implementation of the new pay scale, elimination of double taxation, and a capital improvement program focused on strategic projects.