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Gary Bechtel, left, and Desmond Brown advance to the June 21 runoff election for Macon Water Authority chairman.

Top executive leaving Macon Water Authority as chairman’s race goes to runoff

Gary Bechtel took 47 percent of the vote, putting him in a runoff with Desmond Brown, who received 30 percent
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 27, 2022
Bechtel, Brown, Ellington, (left to right)

Voters to pick new chairman at critical time for Macon Water Authority

2 of the 3 candidates have sat on the board overseeing the MWA water, sewer and stormwater utility
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 29, 2022
Philip Tutt, 83, has been fighting for years to have vacant homes torn down on Bowden Street. He had hopes a $500,000 grant would make improvements in his neighborhood, but the project wilted on the vine.

$500K for 12 planters shows failure risk of community gardens

Macon-Bibb Land Bank Authority now has a 'right of reversion' to reclaim property if new owner defaults on plans
November 22, 2021
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