
P&Z approves signs for new downtown restaurant, OKs Beall’s Hill demolition
Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning accepts Design Review Board recommendations on historic district projects

UDA boosts lofts, Rosa Parks Square delay, celebrating arts, fighting over fries
Highlights from Macon-Bibb Urban Development Authority, Friends of Rosa Parks Square, Macon Arts Alliance and downtown

Mayor Miller: $450M not enough to cover SPLOST project list
‘Ask Mayor Miller’ discusses private investors, creative funding to bridge financing gaps for Macon-Bibb’s economic development

P&Z approves ACE campus expansion despite traffic concerns
Neighboring businesses object to Academy for Classical Education using Preston Court for access to new parking lot

Post-COVID ‘laziness’ threatens River Edge’s financial sustainability
Staff productivity rate drops as behavioral health center sees fewer clients with more employees on payroll

Battling opioid abuse, improving handicapped access for voters, courthouse update
The Macon Newsroom summarizes recent public meetings of the boards of health and elections and SPLOST Advisory Committee

Macon-Bibb OKs $20M in bonds for City Hall parking deck
County Commission allots $243K in COVID funds to local charities, denies alcohol license for Kitchen Pride

Riverside billboard battle, P&Z rejects review board ruling on painting downtown brick
New urgent care OK’d for W. Macon, mobile home park upgrade, decision for man without permit to turn playhouse into a penthouse

Elaine Lucas calls for grand jury investigation of Macon Water Authority
District 1’s rep alleges financial and operational irregularities, seeks ethics inquiry of disparate treatment of Black board members

P&Z gets proactive alerting Macon historic district property owners to regulations
Macon-Bibb’s Design Review Board frequently encounters people who blame ignorance of rules for violations

MWA’s EPD permit at risk as board members allege malfeasance, accusations of lying
Millions in emergency repairs pending, Bechtel pulls plug on Facebook prompting Lucas protest, plus Unionville's complaints of low pressure

$3M in school speed camera fines to fund officer salaries, crosswalk upgrades
Macon-Bibb also starts borrowing against future SPLOST collections for property to expand Ocmulgee Heritage Trail