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Macon Community News

The Macon Newsroom

The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections held its last meeting at 2525 Pio Nono Ave. on June 15. The office is moving to the old Sears location at Macon Mall.

Board of Elections on the verge of moving to Macon Mall

New elections office is expected to open on the ground floor of the old Sears in early July with an official grand opening planned for later
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 16, 2023
Dozens of neighbors packed into the April 24 Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission meeting to oppose a new subdivision on Walden Road.

330 people oppose rezoning farmland for 164 new homes on Walden Road

A standing-room-only crowd packed the Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission hearing trying to preserve nearly 97 acres as agricultural, not residential
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 26, 2023
Macon Water Authority members could be removed for ethics violations under proposed changes to its charter.

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
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
February 3, 2023
First Presbyterian Church's administration building will be torn down to make way for an outdoor worship space originally approved in 1991.

First Presbyterian Church plans demolitions despite Historic Macon opposition

Office of architect Ellamae Ellis League and century-old administration building could be razed for outdoor worship and event space on Mulberry Street
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 4, 2022
Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller points to the proposed amphitheater in his plans for Macon Mall.

Future Macon Mall plans could include casino, hotel and ‘Mac Town’

Mayor Lester Miller explains how county will acquire, manage and expand shopping center to include amphitheater
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
October 14, 2021
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