Macon-Bibb County District 9 Commissioner Al Tillman and community partners will hold a neighborhood event on June 30 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at 3642 West Napier Avenue. During the event, there will be information from local organizations, job information, educational opportunities, and food. “I want our neighborhoods and District to come together through fellowship, […]
On Thursday, June 24, Macon-Bibb County will tear down the 125th abandoned and dilapidated house of the year, meeting the goal set by Mayor Robert Reichert and exceeding the total torn down last year. The house at 743 Monroe Street will be torn down beginning at 10:30 a.m. Last year, Macon-Bibb reached its goal of […]
The Macon-Bibb County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is currently working with the Middle Georgia Regional Commission and community partners on its Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan, and a public forum will be held June 25, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. in the Government Center Commission Chambers (700 Poplar Street) to let people know about the plan and seek […]
On Thursday, June 18, 2015, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Heather McTeer Toney recognized Macon-Bibb County, Ga. as the recipient of Brownfields grant investments totaling $400,000 ($200,000 assessment grant for hazardous substances and $200,000 assessment grant for petroleum). Of the 94 applications received for this funding from the EPA Southeast region, 22 were […]
Beginning June 29, 2015, the Solid Waste, Parks & Beautification, and Public Works Departments will begin summer hours. These hours will last until August 28. Garbage collection will begin an hour earlier, so residents are asked to place their carts on the curb the night before or by 6:00 a.m. on the day of collection. […]
On Wednesday, June 17, Macon-Bibb County, the Macon-Bibb Transit Authority, and area leaders had the chance to learn more about electric bus technology and ride one through Downtown Macon. New Flyer of America will displayed its new Xcelsior® zero-emission heavy-duty XE40 transit bus at the Terminal and drove representatives from Macon-Bibb, MTA, partner organizations interested […]
The Macon-Bibb County Parks and Recreation Department will host the 2015 Southeast Coast Regional Junior Olympic Boxing Championships this Friday and Saturday, May 22-23, 2015, in the Bishop Frank Ray Boxing Arena at the Freedom Park Boxing & Conditioning Club (3301 Roff Avenue). Tickets for the event are $10 per day, or $15 for the […]
Macon-Bibb County’s public pools will begin opening Memorial Day weekend. The cost to get into the pools is $1.00 per person, with an additional $1.00 per person to use the slide at the East Macon Community Center. Below is a schedule of the days and times each of the five pools will be open. All […]
Since January 2014, Macon-Bibb County worked with the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government to develop its first 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. […]
Public forums for the Freedom Park improvement project to be funded by the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax have been added to the calendar of recreation forums happening in May, June, and July. Macon-Bibb County is beginning to plan for upgrades and improvements at several recreation centers. Before those plans can be drawn, public […]
