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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
About 4,000 properties sold in Macon last year, many above asking price, which is driving up home values in the county.

Neighbors selling homes at a great price could cost you more money

Some property tax assessments skyrocket, but might not reflect what you will have to pay if rates roll back
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 20, 2022
Elliott Dunwody VII bought the Bennett Estate at 2545 Vineville Ave. after Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning rezoned it to allow for HoneyBee's Guesthouse and Social Club.

Judge: Macon-Bibb P&Z “abused its discretion” in Vineville social club rezoning

Bibb Superior Court Judge Connie Williford annuls P&Z’s decision concerning ‘HoneyBee’s’ commercial use in Vineville Historic District
Liz Fabian
January 21, 2022
22 things to look for in 2022 in Bibb County

22 things to look for in 2022 in Bibb County

Center for Collaborative Journalism Civic Fellows Liz Fabian and Laura Corley preview what's expected in the coming year.
Liz Fabian and Laura Corley, CCJ Civic fellows
December 21, 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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