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The ordinance had received the majority of the vote from residents and a 5-4 vote by the Macon-Bibb Commission. In an official statement from the Mayor's office, Reichert stated that "after prayerful consideration" he would be vetoing the legislation. He also attributed his decision in part to the timing of the bill so late in the term. [5]
Macon (/ ˈ m eɪ k ən / MAY-kən), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in Georgia, United States. Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River , it is 85 miles (137 km) southeast of Atlanta and near the state's geographic center—hence its nickname " The Heart of Georgia ".
The Macon metropolitan area is a metropolitan statistical area consisting of five counties in Central Georgia, anchored by the principal city of Macon. At the 2010 U.S. census, the five-county area had a population of 232,293. [3] A July 2017 estimate placed the population at 228,914. [4] In 2022, its estimated population was 235,805. [5]
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1862 – "Arsenal of the Confederate Government moved to Macon" during the American Civil War. [9] 1864 July 30: Macon besieged by Union forces. [5] "City Hall made temporary State Capitol of Georgia." [9] 1865 – April 20: Macon occupied by Union forces. [1] 1866 – October 29: Equal Rights and Educational Association of Georgia meeting held ...
From 204 to 83. Just prior to consolidation, about 130 Macon Police officers and 74 Bibb County sheriff’s deputies were employed to patrol and answer 911 calls, according to the city and county ...
It was completed in 1924 and is Bibb County's fourth courthouse. It was designed by Curran R. Ellis. [1] It houses the county's division of the state court system as well as various administrative offices. It is located in downtown Macon on the same street (two blocks west) as the William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and United States ...