The East Macon Youth Baseball League and Macon-Bibb County will celebrate the completion of improvements at East Macon Park (3326 Ocmulgee East Boulevard) on Saturday, April 23. The Park received new sidewalks, a new t-ball field, a rebuilt concession stands, new fencing, and upgrades to the storm drainage system and the scoring boxes. This phase […]
For the first time in more than 30 years, a new place for low-income seniors to live is coming to East Macon-Bibb. The Hunt School Village is under construction now, and it will be a 60-unit affordable rental housing development for persons 62 and older. The $11.8-million-dollar development is possible thanks to partnership between Macon-Bibb […]
Nearly a million dollars will go into determining how to strengthen Macon-Bibb’s levee system. Macon-Bibb Commissioners at its April 5 meeting approved accepting a $521,590 grant from the Department of the Army, and matching that with $421,590 from Macon-Bibb. The forthcoming feasibility study is expected to identify potential weak areas in the levee, or areas […]
Macon-Bibb Commissioners have approved agreements with WM2A Architects to create master plans and construction designs for improvements at Henry Burns Park and Mattie Hubbard Jones Park. Both of these projects will be funded by the voter-approved Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or SPLOST. The master plan for Mattie Hubbard Jones Park will cost $3,900, […]
Run, walk, skate, or bike during the inaugural Open Streets Macon on College Street in Downtown Macon. Open Streets Macon closes our city’s streets to traffic and opens the valuable public space to pedestrians, bicycles, and a variety of health and wellness activities. Open Streets Macon is FREE and open to people of all ages […]
The face of the Macon-Bibb Fire Department is changing. Since many people have retired in the past two years and during the Early Retirement Incentive Program, the way opened up for a new set of leaders to step up. And more than 130 did! In February, the Fire Department named its first ever female chief, […]
To help keep the public updated on the progress of projects, Macon-Bibb County releases monthly financial statements for Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) funds. All statements are posted to a website dedicated to announcements, updates, and information about how the County is using the funds on the projects approved by voters. To view […]
Chief Brenda Thomas has a passion for prevention. She’s the county’s first female to earn the rank of Chief, and as the Fire Prevention Director, she is excited to educate the community. Thomas is a Macon native and Northeast High School graduate who went to Florida State University on basketball and track and field scholarships. […]
Macon-Bibb County and the Middle Georgia Regional Commission are updating the city’s Urban Redevelopment Plan to determine strategies to address blight and underdevelopment. A public hearing was held on April 12 regarding the draft of the plan, and comments will be taken via email until noon on Friday, April 15, 2016. A copy of the […]
Macon-Bibb County and its partners will hold its annual Earth Day festival on April 20 at Tattnall Square Park from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. People of all ages will be able to enjoy a vendors market with local produce and educational materials, and there will be […]
