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The Macon Newsroom

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
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
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
Bibb County sheriff's deputies no longer staff the Government Center metal detector after Municipal Court moved to the courthouse.

Security concerns arise after Municipal Court move

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
December 10, 2019
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