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A proposed solid waste transfer station could be built across from the Lynmore Estates playground on Mead Road.

P&Z: Neighbors oppose transfer station, disappointed homeowner must alter fence

New Chick-fil-A approved, changes for Vineville Christian Towers and Wesleyan College plans to open new venue in downtown
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 28, 2023
The old Holiday Inn off Riverside Drive in north Macon will become a 95-unit affordable housing apartment complex under plans approved by P&Z.

P&Z: Old Holiday Inn to be apartments; new use for Westgate parking lot

Macon Housing Authority shelves East Bank apartments and proposed solid waste transfer station proposal deferred two weeks
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 9, 2023
The Macon-Bibb Design Review Board did not sign off on the lights and awning when this Wells Fargo ATM on Second Street was first approved in 2021.

P&Z rule change would allow Intown Macon room rentals; downtown ATM runs afoul of Design Review Board

The Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission is revising, refining and updating its code
Liz Fabian, Civic Jouralism Senior Fellow
March 14, 2023
Cassidy and Alex Mims went before the Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning Commission last summer pleading commissioners to allow them to keep the renovations on their home, which violate historic district guidelines.

Historic homes’ hidden costs, regulatory headaches catch folks off guard

Macon-Bibb’s Design Review Board routinely sees owners who run afoul of historic district guidelines and fail to seek required approvals
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
March 3, 2023
The Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission welcomed The Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission welcomed aboard Commissioner Wykesia Stafford, second from right, at their Feb. 27 meeting. Stafford replaces Bryan Scott, who moved out of the county.

P&Z: Neighbors protest cows; Mercer’s dyslexia school; east Macon subdivision changes and ‘Glamping’ in east Bibb

Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission forced to make ‘bad decision’ for Lizella neighbors who fear livestock will lower property values
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
March 1, 2023
The so-called "Crisco House" on Macon's College Street was built for Wallace E. McCaw, the president of the Macon Manufacturing Company that created the vegetable shortening.

‘Crisco House’ hotel deal dies; P&Z approves Greenwood Bottom bar, subsouth subdivision and RV park

Buyers terminate contract on the 1901 Beaux Arts home of the creator of Crisco, release statement describing stalemate with owner
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
February 15, 2023
The Library Ballroom Building will house First Presbyterian Church offices and event space after the two buildings on its campus are demolished to make room for an outdoor worship space.

P&Z: First Pres demolitions a done deal, but courtyard needs review

P&Z approval of church’s master plan in 1991 and 1998 legally stands as congregation never suspended work in four-phase master plan
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 11, 2022
First Presbyterian Church's administration building will be torn down to make way for an outdoor worship space originally approved in 1991.

First Presbyterian Church plans demolitions despite Historic Macon opposition

Office of architect Ellamae Ellis League and century-old administration building could be razed for outdoor worship and event space on Mulberry Street
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 4, 2022
The Central City Corners project would build a new 152-unit hotel along Poplar Street, a six-story apartment building at Second and Plum streets and renovate the historic Newman Building across from City Hall.

New boutique hotel, apartments, entertainment alley planned for downtown

Historic Newman Building, parking deck included in Central City Commons between First and Second, Poplar and Plum streets
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 5, 2022
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
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