People from neighborhoods all over Macon-Bibb grabbed trash bags, gloves, and got to work on July 24 for our second community-wide cleanup. Dozens of teams got together to beautify their communities as part of our Clean Streets Matter initiative. The results are in, and we’re ready to announce them! You’re invited to a press […]
The Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners will vote to set the millage rate for Fiscal Year 2022 (August 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022) at a meeting on August 17, 2021. Mayor Lester Miller is recommending the new millage rate be set at 19.901, which is a decrease of 0.43 mills. “I’m proud of the […]
Eliminating blight has been a top priority for our administration as one way to make our community safer. That’s why the Commission approved $5 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to help continue to remove dilapidated and dangerous structures from our neighborhoods. The money will be placed in a Blight Elimination Revolving Loan Fund and used for demolishing blighted and dangerous structures. Funds can also be used […]
Macon Violence Prevention, or MVP, was launched on Thursday, June 10 and since then, multiple forums have been held around the community to hear directly from people about the needs of their neighborhoods, peoples’ concerns for their safety, and what organizations and resources are already available. “Violence impacts each and every one of us, no […]
A portion of the $18.1 million Macon-Bibb County has allocated from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) so far is going towards making food more accessible in our neighborhoods. To reduce food deserts in the community, the Commission approved $1 million for the Economic and Community Development Department to use as a revolving loan fund as […]
From MBCIA: On July 24, the FFD GA Holdings, LLC (“FFD”) was selected by the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission to build a state-of-the-art, GMP-certified medical cannabis cultivation and production facility in Macon-Bibb County, Georgia. “Fine Fettle is incredibly excited to have been selected as one of the six companies to provide low THC […]
The Macon-Bibb County Commission approved changes to the parts of the Alcohol Code related to Sunday sales hours, security camera requirements, and armed security requirements. To help owners of package to go stores, bars, nightclubs, and special event venues, there will be two public forums where the changes will be explained, and people can ask […]
Public Works crews started the week strong by moving into round two of our #BlightFight by removing the blighted house at 4290 Worsham Avenue from the Lynmore Estates neighborhood. They then made their way to 1070 Crescent Avenue on Tuesday and 90 Green Street on Wednesday to remove those dilapidated and dangerous structures. In April […]
Parts of community get new collection dates Beginning Monday, July 26, 2021, Ryland Environmental will temporarily pick up trash, recycling, and yard waste for about 20% of the County. If you live in the portion of the County to be served by Ryland (see map below), you will receive a card in the mail this […]
At the July 20, 2021 Macon-Bibb County Commission Meeting, the Board voted on a slew of items. Prior to the votes, there was a proclamation recognizing July as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Mental Health Awareness Month. You can view that proclamation at the 2:00 minute mark in this video. There, you can also […]
