In the past two weeks, crews demolished nine more blighted houses from our neighborhoods. Since April 2021, we have removed almost 550 dilapidated and dangerous houses, structures, and unites from our neighborhoods in effort to make them safer and stronger. “Blighted houses that are vacant, that are burned nearly to the ground, that are falling […]
On Tuesday, May 2, our Blight Fight initiative officially made it to 500! Our Public Works crew removed two blighted houses at 371 and 383 Dewitt Street. You can watch the demolition here. “We don’t want to just tear things down. This is about building our community up, something that we intend to do,” said […]
On Tuesday, December 20, Macon-Bibb County marked 400 #BlightFight demolitions by tearing down the blighted structure at 3272 Vineville Avenue, the site of the former Just-a-Biscuit, Burger Chef, and other restaurants. It has been vacant and deteriorating for many years now. “This is a heavily traveled road through our city, with thousands of vehicles passing […]
On Tuesday, December 19, Macon-Bibb County will mark the 400 #BlightFight demolitions by tearing down the blighted structure at 3272 Vineville Avenue, the site of the former Just-a -Biscuit. The demolition will begin following remarks by Mayor Lester Miller and several other speakers. The remarks and demolition will be broadcast live at www.facebook.com/maconbibbcounty. “This is […]
On Friday, October 21, Macon-Bibb County celebrated reaching the 300th demolition of the ongoing #BlightFight at 3161 Antioch Road. Mayor Lester Miller, and several County leaders joined in the celebration. Click here to watch the full video. “Removing blighted structures from our neighborhoods is just the first step in improving our neighborhoods, but it’s an […]
On Monday, July 11, Mayor Lester Miller, Commissioners, and department crews celebrated the 200th demolition of the ongoing Blight Fight. This demolition was at 1185 Kitchens Street near Union Baptist Church. You can watch the press conference and demolition by clicking here. You can click here for a photo album from the press conference. […]
On Monday, July 11, at 10:00 a.m., Macon-Bibb County’s Public Works Department will begin demolishing the 200th dilapidated and dangerous structure of the #BlightFight initiative. A press conference will be held at the house at 1185 Kitchens Street prior to the demolition featuring comments by Mayor Lester Miller and recognitions of the departments, agencies, and […]
Our Blight Fight initiative reached and has already passed the 150 blight removal mark, just shy of the one year anniversary of the first house being torn down. On Wednesday, March 30 crews removed the 150th blighted structure with the demolition of the house at 849 Lilly Avenue. “Reaching 150 is a milestone, but we’re […]
On Wednesday, December 29, we reached a major milestone in our fight against blight. Crews tore down the 100th blighted house at 3205 Atkins Drive. You can watch the demolition here. “I can’t thank enough all of the people that have made this happen,” says Mayor Lester Miller. “Our crews have worked tirelessly these past […]
Cleaning up our community and keeping it clean and safe is a priority for us all. Our Code Enforcement team is making that happen through their ongoing efforts to fight blight in many ways. This week, we are highlighting this hardworking team for our staff spotlight. The team of 15 is led by Director J.T. […]
