
Elaine Lucas calls for grand jury investigation of Macon Water Authority
District 1’s rep alleges financial and operational irregularities, seeks ethics inquiry of disparate treatment of Black board members

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

MWA takes land for improved drainage over property owners’ objections
Detention pond near Nowell Estates needed for Macon Water Authority to solve persistent south Bibb flooding

MWA seeks $72M from Macon-Bibb SPLOST to fix levee, stormwater issues
Local NAACP supports allocation to avert rate increase hardships for lower income households

2025 Macon water rates higher than expected with future hikes pending
“We have no choice,” MWA board member says as charges likely to rise even higher to sustain, grow water and sewer system

Rate hikes pending even after Macon Water Authority inks $113m bond deal
Bond financing approved for capital improvements but $31m more needed in 2025 for deferred maintenance

MWA ends up dry in contest, but still may have best tasting water
Macon Water Authority was selected for having Georgia’s Best Tasting Drinking Water, but missed the international competition

MWA knows how to fix south Bibb flooding, but here’s why it still may take years
The Macon Water Authority’s project in Nowell Estates could have been shelved if not for negotiations with Army Corps of Engineers

Macon Water Authority’s new ethics rules take effect. Here’s what that means
The Georgia General Assembly approved the new rules that Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law Thursday

MWA asks legislature to allow removal of authority member for malfeasance
Macon Water Authority approved charter amendment to go to General Assembly with District 2’s Desmond Brown objecting