Macon-Bibb Commission 11/5/24

On Election Day, Macon-Bibb County commissioners agreed to hire after-hours security for the Bibb County Courthouse, accepted a $3,200 Georgia Emergency Management Homeland Security for firefighter protective gear, agreed to a $156K annual contract for landscaping of Riverside Cemetery, and authorized the mayor to enter an agreement with a surveying company to locate utilities before excavation projects. The Commission also earmarked $398K from SPLOST funds to build sidewalks at Barrington Hall, agreed to hire a new assistant solicitor, and authorized Payment In Lieu of Taxes for the Macon Housing Authority's renovation of Bobby Jones Villas, accepted a memorial for pedestrian hit-and-run victim Jaxon Bilbrey and new playground equipment from Habitat for Humanity for Lynmore Estates, made three appointments and issued an alcohol license for Red Lobster. Here are highlights from the meeting captured in social media posts. .