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The Macon Newsroom

New water safety rules governing Amerson Water Park could go into effect in late March with Macon-Bibb County Commission approval.

Macon-Bibb enacting new water safety measures for Amerson River Park

New rules prohibit unaccompanied children from entering river and can result in fine of up to $500 fine for violations, no life jackets
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
March 15, 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
New trash policy for downtown Macon as commission allocates $58M

New trash policy for downtown Macon as commission allocates $58M

Macon-Bibb County Commissioners funded multiple projects including a lease-purchase agreement for a fleet of new fire engines
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
December 7, 2022
Fines for blowing leaves in the gutter increase tenfold after flooding

Fines for blowing leaves in the gutter increase tenfold after flooding

Macon-Bibb County Commission also agreed to hire Georgia Department of Corrections offenders for work details
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
October 5, 2022
A fresh parking ticket sits under the windshield wiper of a Lexus recently caught overdue parking on Poplar Street. At least one other faded, unpaid ticket was on the dashboard of the car.

Parking scofflaws owe $208,000 in fines as meters come back online

The Macon-Bibb UDA grapples with compliance, management issues, overdue collections and a new education campaign
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 2, 2022

Hoarder crackdown begins in Macon

By court order, Code Enforcement cleared two properties in west Bibb County and has other hoarder cases pending
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 19, 2022
Macon-Bibb County code enforcement officers inspected all 163 locations that have coin operated amusement machines and found 143 illegal machines.

Macon-Bibb cracks down on illegal amusement games in stores

Nearly 43 percent of Macon-Bibb's COAM locations had more machines than legally allowed
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
October 22, 2021
New laws regulating bars and nightclubs serving alcohol took effect July 1 in Macon.

Bars, nightclubs have new security laws to follow in Macon-Bibb

Bibb County Sheriff's deputies to begin enforcing stricter regulations for surveillance cameras and armed security
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 11, 2021
Unpaid downtown Macon parking tickets will triple your fine and could land you in Municipal Court.

Unpaid parking tickets land downtown scofflaws in court

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 14, 2021
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