Commissioner Allen unveils new road signs
On Thursday, August 6 at 10:00 a.m., District 6 Commissioner Joe Allen and representatives from the Facilities Management and Engineering Departments unveiled the new “Beautiful Tobesofkee Parkway.” It's at the intersection of Highway 74 and Northwest Point Drive near...
Additional crews hired to help with yard, bulk waste collection
Beginning Monday, August 10, crews from Ceres Environmental will begin assisting the Solid Waste Department to collect yard and bulk waste, as well as to clean up illegal dump sites. Ceres will collect bulk items (like big limbs, appliances, and furniture), while the...
Macon-Bibb giving free face masks to public & employees
On Monday, August 10 Macon-Bibb County – through the Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and Recreation Department – will begin distributing nearly 10,000 trifold surgical masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect Middle Georgia. The masks will be...
Second Street Corridor Connector Opening
On Friday, August 7, at 9:30 a.m., Macon-Bibb County will hold a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to open the Second Street Corridor Connect, a major infrastructure project that provides the connection between different areas of the community’s urban core. The event will be...
Mayor vetoes emergency ordinance regarding mask mandate
On Monday, July 27, Macon-Bibb Mayor Robert Reichert vetoed the emergency ordinance requiring the use of face coverings in public. Below is the full text of the letter the Mayor sent to the Commission explaining the veto and reiterating the importance of people taking...
Downtown improvement plan fundraising effort launched
Confederate monuments to be relocated to Whittle Park At its meeting on Tuesday, July 21, the Macon-Bibb Commission approved a three-phase plan to improve Downtown parks and infrastructure that would be funded by a combination of public and private dollars....
Millage rate proposed to remain the same
Proposal is to not accept the rollback rate & increase property taxes For Fiscal Year 2021 (July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021), the Macon-Bibb County Commission has tentatively set a millage rate the same as the year before, which is 20.331 mills. “We have made...
Tax Commissioner continues to address blight through property sales
The Macon-Bibb County Tax Commissioner’s Office has begun the process for its Subsequent Judicial In Rem Tax Sale. The Office is identifying blighted properties that are significantly behind on their property taxes that can be sold to people who are interested in...
Probate Court rescheduling Weapons Carry License application appointments
Other services remain modified in response to the spread of COVID-19 Due to staffing shortages in Probate Court from exposure to positive cases of COVID-19, all appointments for Weapons Carry License application appointments and fingerprinting are being rescheduled....
Recap of July 21, 2020 Macon-Bibb Commission Meeting
The Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners met via Zoom for its regularly-scheduled Commission Meeting on Tuesday, July 21. Here’s a recap of what they approved. Commissioners approved an agreement with Kornegay Engineering for a Structural Inspection Report...