Developments in Macon "From North Macon Upscale retail to Dowtown living"

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Originally Posted by Ready For Colorado

Macon is a major cess pit, I'm 32 yrs old and was born in Macon in 1976, I've lived here my entire life but I'm finally getting out in 2009, I've been wanting to get out for at least 10 yrs. I can't wait to get out to Colorado, thats where I'm moving to, fortunately my property is about to sell, and thats the only thing thats been keeping me from moving. I want to get out so bad that its likely that I'll NEVER see my mom again, or any of my relatives because I'm never coming back, not even to visit.

I'll soon have the money to relocate as I need it to get me set up in Colorado, I know not a soul where I'm going nor do I have any job prospects there...I'm just GOING ! No more hellish humid heat of the summer time, no more high rates of violent crime or thug gangsters,ect. Many of the businesses around Macon have p-i-s-s poor service as well, eating places are slack , quality jobs have always been hard to get in Macon I've found that those who got decent jobs got them because not of what they knew...but WHO they knew, the good ol'boy attitude is alive and well in Macon.

Politics in Macon sucks as well, especially concerning the Mayor and City Council blocking businesses from coming into Macon, there has been an attitude of not wanting outsiders coming here, not always...but most of the time, Briggs & Stratton wanted to come here and they were blocked, the Miller brewery thats in Albany wanted to come here and they were blocked citing the reason by the Council as they would pull too much water from the Ocmulgee, some wealthy Japanese that know of Macon because of the Cherry Blossom events wanted to come here and build a huge amusement park and they were blocked. Macon is a dead backwards city that seems to do everything that it can to stay awful and unprosperous. I have hated Macon with a fervent passion, and would not recommend it to NO ONE.

In a matter of 2 months , I'll be gone, gone, gone, and the day I have that U-HAUL truck packed up driving out of Macon, I'll have one hand on the steering wheel and the other out the window raised with middle finger extended giving my goodbye wave to Macon... I'm not the only person that feels this way, there are others on here with detailed negative remarks towards Macon.

Good We are so glad people like "YOU" are gone

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Work begins on downtown Macon's Terminal Station

Work begins on downtown Macon's Terminal Station - Local & State - Macon

What the Macon Terminal station will look like once the renovations and expansion is complete
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Updated Pics on the New Downtown Convention Center Marriott Construction.







Architects interviewed; pick for New Bibb courthouse project and renovation of Old Court house expected Monday
Architects interviewed; pick for Bibb courthouse project expected Monday - Local & State - Macon

The old Court House

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Another Big Development for DT Macon........

"Major project could add hotels and housing to Macon"

A developer hopes to build $169 million worth of hotels, homes and offices across the street from the Wilson Convention Center, transforming the long-dormant Bibb Mill site.

Major project could add hotels and housing to Macon - Local & State - Macon

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Zoning board to look at plans for vacant Macon school

The zoning commission will consider for the second time plans to demolish the vacant Hunt Magnet School in east Macon to make way for a new shopping center and an apartment complex.

The 10-acre site at 990 Shurling Drive at the intersection with Kitchens Road must be rezoned from a single-family residential district to allow the developments. A portion of the property — 5.6 acres — must be rezoned to a general commercial district to allow the shopping center and convenience store with gas islands. The other 4.4 acres must be rezoned to a multi-family residential district to allow the apartments.

http://www.macon.com/102/story/891775.html

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Bibb, Houston, Jones, Twiggs, Crawford and Peach counties, we are all invariably linked — and our futures depend on how well we work together. Much of the heavy lifting will be found in Houston and Bibb counties. For example, The G-RAMP (Georgia-Robins Aerospace Maintenance Partnership) project that will cost as much as $70 million to build.

We all have something to gain or lose in costly projects to support the base - Opinion - Macon.com