The mayor says the county is putting the money towards areas impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
Author: Ashlyn Webb (WMAZ)
Updated: 12:03 AM EDT July 14, 2021
MACON, Ga. — From busting blight and fighting crime to building affordable housing and boosting tourism, Mayor Lester Miller says the county is prioritizing how they're spending their first round of American Rescue Plan money.
The county is set to vote on how to distribute the first round of the funds -- a little over $18 million. Macon-Bibb is slated to see a total of $75 million in rescue funds overall.
The largest chunk of the first distribution of the county's Rescue Plan Money could go to one of the county's biggest priorities right now -- blight elimination.