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Attorney Bill Larsen tells the Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission that his client wont be able to do anything with less than half-acre along the railroad tracks on Forsyth Road as long as its zoned residential.

Neighbors reject retail center, billboard; P&Z OKs fitness centers, downtown renovation

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 12, 2023
Robert Lee Cohen, 87, takes the MTA paratransit bus to a dialysis center in east Macon three times weekly. Cohen moved to Macon from Buffalo, New York, in 2021. Here you got to have a car to get around, Cohen said. The new technology will call Cohen before the MTA bus arrives so he doesnt have to wait in the elements. It would make things easier, Cohen said of the bus tracking system.

Real-time tracking by phone, Wi-Fi coming to Macon Transit Authority buses

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
September 11, 2023
Commissioners grapple over downtown security measures, hiring minority contractors

Commissioners grapple over downtown security measures, hiring minority contractors

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 7, 2023
ENVOCOREs Colby Barnes reaches into the meter box at the Macon Water Authority, which is upgrading to Automatic Meter Reading technology, or AMR.

Water bills higher? MWA cites new meters in technology upgrade

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 5, 2023
Cirrus Academy governing board members conduct a meeting Aug. 29, 2023, via Zoom as staff and members of the public are present in-person.

Violations of state charter contract threaten future of Cirrus Academy

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
September 1, 2023
Timber Ridge resident Rachael Smith tells Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning commissioners its unfortunate that commercial zoning is currently permitted at the entrance to her neighborhood off Hartley Bridge Road.

P&Z: Neighbors oppose car lot, new apartments could crowd east Macon elementary school

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 29, 2023
Send your questions for the monthly taping of Ask Mayor Miller to mercerccj@gail.com.

Ask Mayor Miller: Downtown killing prompts emergency meeting, pension problems, Macon Mall update

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 25, 2023
Artist Steven Tellers mural of H&H restaurant founders Inez Hill and Louise Hudson with their famous Allman Brothers Band patrons has become an attraction for the bands fans, according to the Macon Arts Alliance that is working to bring more murals to downtown.

First Macon Mural Festival plans to paint the town with creativity

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 24, 2023
A man crosses Spring Street in Macon between lights at Riverside Drive and Interstate 16 in 2020.

State plans to make one of Macon’s deadliest roads safer for pedestrians

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
August 23, 2023
The newly renovated Cotton Avenue Plaza is an example of one project birthed out of the 2015 Macon Action Plan, which is undergoing its second revision.

Want to change Macon? Leaders want your input on the future

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 22, 2023
Superintendent Dan Sims at a Bibb County Board of Education meeting on Aug. 18. 2023.

Bibb Schools targets truancy in aim to improve academics

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
August 21, 2023
Mitzi Matthews makes her case for fence variances as her Kay Drive neighbors look on from the front row during the Aug. 14 P&Z meeting. Matthews did not apply for a permit and did not follow P&Zs regulations in erecting the fence in response to neighbors alleged actions.

P&Z: Consultant to update historic district rules, Ace Hardware for downtown and fence dispute

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 18, 2023
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