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Macon-Bibb incentivizes vaccines for county employees
The county was given $77 million in American Rescue Plan money, and will spend $800,000 of it to incentivize the vaccine to its employees.
August 4, 2021
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb County Commissioners passed a boost in pay Tuesday night for fully vaccinated employees.
“We believe that we’re about saving lives, and we want to lead by example,” Mayor Lester Miller said during a commission meeting. “We’re not asking to mandate. We certainly could do that, the mandate, as well. Other companies have done that. We haven’t even done the mask mandate. We’re trying to incentivize instead of penalize.”
Nine Bibb County school zones proposed to pilot speed detection cameras
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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb County Commissioners are considering a new way to slow down traffic in Bibb County school zones.
Commissioners have been discussing contracting with a company named Optotraffic, LLC based in Maryland to service and install traffic cameras, which would be placed near local schools.
If commissioners approve the plan, it would mean if you’re caught speeding during certain hours, you will get a ticket in the mail.
According to a resolution that commissioners will review during their committee meeting on Tuesday, the company would install the cameras around Central High School, Howard Middle and High Schools, Northeast High and Appling Middle Schools, Rutland Middle and High Schools, Southwest High School, Westside High School, Ballard-Hudson Middle School, Miller Middle School, and Weaver Middle School.