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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 Planning & Zoning Executive Director Jim Thomas planned to retire at the end of the year, but is expected to stay on until a replacement takes over.

P&Z director retiring after 37 years of ‘constant conflict’

Jim Thomas' successor is expected to lead overhaul of Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning procedures
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 8, 2021
New laws regulating bars and nightclubs serving alcohol took effect July 1 in Macon.

Bars, nightclubs have new security laws to follow in Macon-Bibb

Bibb County Sheriff's deputies to begin enforcing stricter regulations for surveillance cameras and armed security
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 11, 2021
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