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Hindu devotees can walk to the Umiya Temple from planned duplexes in a gated community at 4706 Raley Road.

P&Z studies housing needs, approves rezoning for Hindu community’s dozen duplexes

Macon-Bibb surveying affordable housing stock and future needs assessment as contractor selected for revising Comprehensive Plan
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 12, 2025
Ask Mayor Miller: Future data center possible, jail reform, river safety

Ask Mayor Miller: Future data center possible, jail reform, river safety

Macon-Bibb mayor pauses on Trump executive order pushing crackdown on unhoused folks living on streets
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 31, 2025
Each month, Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller answers questions mailed to mercerccj@gmail.com.

Miller: New hotel tax, private funds to balance $2.4B in projects against $450M SPLOST

Macon-Bibb Mayor explains plans to fuel economy, discusses housing needs, jail update and possible property tax rollback
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 26, 2025
Ingleside Baptist Church Student Ministries hoped to generate revenue from a two-sided digital sign in its parking lot, but P&Z denied the application because the sign would be too close to another multi-message board across Interstate 75.

P&Z Ingleside Baptist loses digital billboard battle 

Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning allows new personal care home, historic renovations and begins housing study
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 24, 2025
Email questions to mercerccj@gmail.com for Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller who answers the public's questions each month.

Mayor Miller:  $450M not enough to cover SPLOST project list

‘Ask Mayor Miller’ discusses private investors, creative funding to bridge financing gaps for Macon-Bibb’s economic development
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 8, 2025
A new automated traffic camera outside Rutland Middle School on Skipper Road in South Bibb County.

Mayor Miller disputes ‘misleading’ reporting about school speed cameras

Allegations of skirting the law dominated Ask Mayor Miller that also covered road repairs, SPLOST spending, and luring new eateries, retail and hotel at Macon Mall
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
March 27, 2025
Macon-Bibb County crews work on the reversible lane on Vineville Avenue, but parts are getting hard to come by on the obsolete system.

Vineville ‘suicide lane’ near death

GDOT, Macon-Bibb must decide future traffic plan as failing equipment is obsolete
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
March 26, 2025
Recognition ceremonies drew a full house of attendees to Tuesday's meeting of the Macon-Bibb County Commission.

Spending 2018 SPLOST funds as voters approve tax renewal

Macon-Bibb allocated around $2M in SPLOST proceeds, honored local leaders in sports, public safety and tourism
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
March 19, 2025
Macon Water Authority Finance Chairman Dwight Jones, center left, discusses purchasing card issues with District 2's Desmond Brown during the March 6 MWA meeting.

Macon Water Authority spars over purchasing policy, alleged violations

Talk of executives abusing policy with a ‘fox in the hen house’ prompt accusations of a ‘witch hunt,’ questioning integrity
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
March 10, 2025
Near the end of each month, Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller answers the public's question emailed to mercerccj@gmail.com.

Mayor eying legislature, planning local tax senior citizen exemption, banking on SPLOST 

Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller updated the public about economic development, road work and issues with litter and the unhoused in this month’s Ask Mayor Miller
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
February 28, 2025
Mercer University plans to build its new medical school on seven acres in the 800 block of Riverside Drive. The Urban Development Authority agreed to sell the land Thursday.

Mercer to build new medical school along Ocmulgee River

UDA selling ‘Renaissance on the River’ site to university, buying old Napier grocery to help end food dessert
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
February 27, 2025
During its February meeting, new and old members of the Friends of Rosa Parks Square Board get an update on construction from Alex Morrison, Macon-Bibb County's director of planning and public spaces.

Macon-Bibb streamlines process for appointments to boards, authorities

7 new members of the Friends of Rosa Parks Square Board recently appointed after others' terms expired
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
February 26, 2025
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