Macon-Bibb County

In February 2019, the Commission approved a new Code Section sponsored by Commissioner Joe Allen that is called the Macon-Bibb County Community Redevelopment Tax Incentive Program. This new program would allow property owners to reduce their millage rate by 50% for up to four years if they repair and upgrade the property, or one year […]

Macon-Bibb County offices will be closed Monday, September 2, 2019 in observance of the Labor Day Holiday. All government offices will be closed, with the exception of the Bibb Sheriff’s Office, Macon-Bibb Fire Department, E-911, and the Emergency Management Agency. Trash and recycling pickup will slide one day, so Monday’s pickups will happen Tuesday, and […]

By working with Peachtree Recovery Services, Macon-Bibb continues to collect money from insurance companies as reimbursement for damages to government property and infrastructure. In its August report, Peachtree shows it collected an additional $17,146.01 for Macon-Bibb, which is $6,029.04 more than the previous month.   Since being hired, Peachtree has reviewed reports of property damage […]

Violet Poe, a member of Macon-Bibb County’s Pedestrian Safety Review Board, was given a 2019 Highway Safety Champion Award from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety at its annual awards luncheon in Savannah on August 13. The Georgia Highway Safety Champion Award recognizes notable achievements in the field of highway safety by individuals, coalitions, organizations, […]

To help our community reduce blight, S. Wade McCord, Tax Commissioner will hold a Subsequent Tax Sale on September 3, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Macon State Farmers’ Market (2055 Eisenhower Pkwy.) in Building B. The opening bid for these properties will be $400, and everyone will have to register in order to bid.  The sale […]

At the Macon-Bibb County Commission Meeting on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, Unionville Missionary Baptist Church Dr. Ike Edwin Mack delivered the prayer. He’s a native of Cochran, Georgia, and  was born to Ms. Lean Gordon. He was nurtured, reared, and divinely directed by his great-grandmother, Mrs. Lethia Wright, and godparents, Mrs. Ruth Roberson and the […]

In July 2019, the Middle Georgia Regional Airport passed 10,000 enplanements for the year, a major milestone for airports offering passenger service that will lead to significantly increased federal funds. (Enplanements are the number of people that board a flight at the airport.) Between Contour Airlines’ service to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) and charter flights […]

After the Solid Waste Department conducted an inspection on the use of sidewalk trash cans Downtown, several changes will begin August 19 to provide services which better meet the needs of the area. The Department found within the Downtown area the 158 garbage cans and 38 recycle cans would frequently fill up with trash overnight […]

Macon-Bibb County’s Walker Road Landfill ( 920 11 th Street ) will be closed every other Wednesday from August 14 through November 27 for maintenance and upkeep. This will give the Solid Waste Department the chance to address any issues that have arisen and ensure compliance with Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division (EPD) regulations. “This is our chance to make sure we provide […]

In the month of June, nearly 1,500 people flew out of our airport, more than 100 animals were adopted or returned to their families, our Public Works Department repaired 82 potholes, and our Fire Department responded to 468 fire calls. There was a moving ceremony honoring a Lizella solider who is a POW/MIA. You can […]