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Heavy equipment recently clears the construction site where the Macon Housing Authority and Depaul USA are building Central City Apartments that are expected to be completed at the end of 2023.

From hazardous site to workforce housing and homeless respite

Macon Housing Authority, DePaul USA to break ground for Central City Apartments near Daybreak
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 29, 2022
Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning commissioners heard a rezoning request March 14 for 88 acres at the corner of Industrial Highway.

Liberty Church Road neighbors battle rezoning off Industrial Hwy.

Developers don’t have a plan or clients ready to build but sought zoning change to make 88 acres more marketable
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
March 15, 2022
Millennium Bar & Grill’s owner originally sought to have adult entertainment at 2455 Emery Highway, but did not meet the necessary distance requirements away from the neighboring X-Mart Adult Supercenter about 800 feet away.

P&Z considers overnight bikini bar, potential Pleasant Hill ‘opioid clinic’

Monday’s agenda includes new homes in old neighborhoods, Bloomfield convenience store, new North Macon locations for dance studio, tutoring center
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
February 11, 2022
Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning commissioners will consider a 90-seat, dine-in movie theatre with beer garden on Linden Avenue in Mercer Village.

Mercer Village movie theatre, apartment complexes, blighted house go before P&Z

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 20, 2021
The former Telegraph building on Broadway has been vacant since 2013 when the newspaper moved its administrative offices to Cherry Street.

Storage units proposed in old Telegraph building on Broadway

Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning commissioners consider code change to allow climate-controlled units downtown
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 30, 2021
Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning commissioners approved a second convenience store on Mercer University Drive at Log Cabin Drive at their June meeting. P&Z is expected to make policy changes that will allow for better planning and less redundancy in the future.

Macon-Bibb P&Z cuts fees, preps for long-term planning changes

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 21, 2021
The Macon Housing Authority plans build an $18 million affordable housing complex on Walnut Street next to Daybreak. The development will include a respite for the homeless recovering from surgery or illness.

Downtown Macon low income housing complex earns crucial tax credits

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
November 17, 2020
Macon-Bibb County commissioners agree to back $23 million in bonds for a new Marriott Tribute hotel after funding could not be secured due to the effect of COVID-19 on the hospitality industry.

Rosa Parks Square gets boost in $23 million Macon-Bibb hotel bond deal

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
August 10, 2020
The Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a socially-distanced hearing Monday on a new downtown hotel, two new convenience stores and other items.

New downtown hotel, 2 convenience stores, Agape nursery move going before P&Z

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
July 10, 2020
Macon-Bibb County is considering splitting its Business Development Services Department and outsourcing inspections and permits to SAFEbuilt.

Is Macon-Bibb poised for lawsuit in outsourcing business permitting, inspections?

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
February 28, 2020
Macon-Bibb County is considering privatizing building plan permitting and inspections.

Macon-Bibb Commission stalls over privatizing business services

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
February 19, 2020
Macon-Bibb County is considering splitting its Business Development Services Department and outsourcing inspections and permits to SAFEbuilt.

Macon-Bibb commissioners nearly kill deal to privatize building services

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
February 11, 2020
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