Like many places around the world, our tourism took a big hit in 2020 because of COVID-19. According to Visit Macon, our community lost around $1.5 million in hotel/motel tax revenue. Along with lodging, attractions and events in the county lost money and businesses are trying to get back on their feet. The Commission approved […]
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 […]
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 […]
About 70 Pickleballers came together to not only play but raise money to benefit the Brookdale Warming Center. On Saturday, July 24 Macon Pickleball hosted its first ever TAP OUT for the Homeless Pickleball event at Tattnall Square. Players paid $50 to enter the competition, and 100% of the proceeds went to the Brookdale Warming […]
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 […]
Ever wonder how our County keeps track of important records and information? Kittie Cosper is the expert in making sure everything is kept where it needs to be. She is the County’s Archive and Records Management Specialist and has been for the past 15 years. “I’m a ‘little’ protective,” Cosper described herself as she talked […]
