Commissioners Al Tillman will hold a joint public forum for residents of Districts 9 on Tuesday, October 10, from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. at Ingleside United Methodist Church (3187 Ridge Avenue). He will be joined by District 1 Commissioner Gary Bechtel and Macon-Bibb’s SPLOST Project Manager, Clay Murphey. On the agenda for discussion that evening […]
Macon-Bibb County will celebrate the construction of its new senior center with a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, August 3, at 9:30 a.m. The new center will be located in Central City Park on Willie Smokie Glover Drive and will be named the Elaine Lucas Senior Center after Macon-Bibb County’s District 3 – and first […]
The new Senior Citizens Center, set to be built on Willie Smoker Glover Drive in Central City Park, will be named after District 3 Commissioner Elaine Lucas. District 2 Commissioner Rabbi Larry Schlesinger sponsored the resolution, saying she’s played a primary role in keeping the discussions on this senior center alive, and calling it “her […]
The portion of Morgan Drive that runs between the baseball and softball fields at Freedom Park (3301 Roff Avenue) closed this week as park of the $2.6 million improvement project that includes realigning the road to a safer location. A map indicating the closure is above and the rendering showing where the new road is […]
What good is a diamond if doesn’t sparkle? Two sets of baseball fields slated for major upgrades are also getting a lighting overhaul. Musco Sports Lighting, LLC will provide the lights for the Freedom Park baseball and softball fields, as well as the lighting for the new multi-purpose fields at Central City Park. Installation of […]
$2.6M project funded by SPLOST Macon-Bibb County Commissioners, the Parks and Recreation Department, and Vine-Ingle Little League will celebrate the start of Freedom Park’s (3301 Roff Avenue) next phase of improvements with a groundbreaking on Wednesday, June 28, at 10:00 a.m. The event will be held at the softball fields near the recreation center. The […]
Continuing the County’s mission to provide green spaces for everyone in the community to enjoy, two parks near St. Jospeh’s Catholic School will receive renovations. The small portion of Spring Street that runs between High Street Park and Lanier Park will be closed permanently. This is so crews can expand and beautify the parks on […]
Another corner park that will get some TLC, is Bernd Park. You may not know its name, but you’ve probably driven by it a time or two. Located at the corner of Magnolia and Spring, this triangular piece of land is a small spot for people to pause and relax. Now, thanks to $66,650 […]
In its ongoing effort to improve parks and greenspace throughout the community, Macon-Bibb County has begun a major improvement project at Henry Burns Park, located at the corner of Ingleside and Ridge Avenues. A groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of the project will be held at the Park on Wednesday, May 17, at 10:00 […]
Macon-Bibb County voters approved the 2018 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) during elections in November, and at the May 2 Commission meeting, the board voted to approve the timeline and spending for that SPLOST. The $280 million penny tax plan will raise money over ten years, and fund dozens of county projects aimed at […]
