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Flooding frustrations, plus MWA board member requests state oversight
Amid further tension, MWA Finance Chair Dwight Jones fears board members violate Open Records Act by discussing items not on the agenda

Assessing downtown homeless issues, rolling out new transit services
On The Agenda highlights meetings of the Downtown Business Improvement District, Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority

Downtown Macon’s ‘Staycation,’ French Fry Fight, Superman Blockbuster Summer
Visit Macon, NewTown, local business owners lure customers and visitors with movie hype, seasonal promotions

Miller: New hotel tax, private funds to balance $2.4B in projects against $450M SPLOST
Macon-Bibb Mayor explains plans to fuel economy, discusses housing needs, jail update and possible property tax rollback

P&Z Ingleside Baptist loses digital billboard battle
Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning allows new personal care home, historic renovations and begins housing study

Ethics Commission: MBCIA acted in ‘good faith’ in SPLOST campaign contribution
Authority not fined for violation, agenda highlights include selling Allied building, renovations at airport, sprucing up the lobby and hiring brand ambassador

Macon-Bibb OKs FY26 budget, communication upgrades, auditorium contractor
Commissioners also agree to let Secretary of State out of office lease, deny alcohol license for vice mart operating in Pleasant Hill

Health Dept. shuts down restaurants, food services for overdue permit fees
Macon’s Society Garden, Tropical Flava, Taj, Mid-Town Daiquiri Bar & Grill, Pruitt Health on Peake, Abundant Word of Grace church owe thousands of dollars in past-due fees

Summer fun with Juneteenth, Make Music Day and the Bee’s Knees
Downtown Macon hosts activities in June to draw patrons to local businesses during seasonal sales doldrums

Grocery, apartments approved in first mixed-use project under P&Z’s new rules
Wright Family Developments plans 72-unit workforce housing with shopping center at Houston and Sardis Church roads

Macon is a new hub for crisis intervention, healthcare for developmentally disabled
Georgia's Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, River Edge, Mercer partner for ‘first-of-its-kind’ facility