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The Macon Newsroom

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
Neighbors in opposition to a proposed business center on Hartley Bridge Road leave Monday's P&Z meeting when the developer asked for an extension to allow time to meet with neighborhood representatives about the project.

P&Z members support Otis Redding center, hear YKK expansion plans, postpone hearing on Hartley Bridge development amid opposition

Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning to consider Otis Redding Center for the Arts next month after Design Review Board staff balked at contemporary design in historic downtown
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 23, 2022
The old Sears facade of downstairs at Macon Mall awaits renovation with an expected $40 million in bond financing through the  Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority.

What does $540 million in bonds sought for Macon-Bibb projects mean for taxpayers?

Macon-Bibb County’s industrial and urban development authorities are at the heart of the financing that leaders say poses very little risk
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
December 6, 2021
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