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Taxable property values in Bibb County jumped 11.5 percent in the 2022 tax assessment.

Appealing your property value? Here’s what you need to know as Macon-Bibb plans millage rollback

Not all property appeals will be complete before tax bills are mailed and owners must pay taxes or face penalties
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 1, 2022
Flavorz2 owner Daaiyah Sultan said all are welcome at her LGBTQ-focused coffee shop and lounge going into 368 Second Street.

LGBTQ lounge, Columbus Road subdivision, new event center approved by P&Z

Commissioners also voted to cancel two upcoming meetings near Thanksgiving and Christmas
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
October 25, 2021
The wrecking ball twice threatened the circa 1865 DeWitt McCrary house in recent years. The Urban Development Authority bought it in 2021.

Macon’s historic DeWitt McCrary house saved from demolition

A local developer petitioned Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning twice to demolish the historic house to build stores.
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 16, 2021
Macon-Bibb County Tax Commissioner Wade McCord briefs nearly 100 people who gathered at the courthouse steps for April's auction of tax delinquent properties.

Bargain houses help recoup taxes with Macon-Bibb’s new process

Tax Commissioner and Land Bank get homes back on tax rolls, ease blight through creative tax sales
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 23, 2021
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