Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller scheduled a commission field trip to scenic views on county-owned property off Houston Avenue and at Lake Tobesofkee.
The foundation of many cities across the world, the restaurant industry brings in billions of dollars a year. In 2020 alone, the National Restaurant Association predicted that the industry would make $899 billion. The impacts of COVID-19, however, have caused restaurants around the world to take devastating hits, greater than many other industries.
According to the National Restaurant Association, restaurant employment has decreased and $240 billion in sales have been lost. This isn’t just a national impact; the effects of COVID-19 have hit local restaurants right here in Macon.
In late 2020, downtown Macon restaurant Piedmont Brewery closed its dining room due to the growing number of COVID-19 cases. The restaurant has since reopened, but other restaurants in Macon have not been so lucky.
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MACON, GEORGIA (41NBC/WMGT) – In matter of days, and after 13 years in office, Macon-Bibb County Mayor Robert Reichert will finish his final term. Reichert has spent decades serving the people of Macon and Bibb County. The Democrat is a military veteran and attorney. He served as a Georgia State Representative and a Macon City Council member before becoming Mayor in 2007. And while his time in office is growing short, he says his to-do list is pretty long.
“You never get everything done, buttoned up just the way you want it,” said Mayor Robert Reichert. “There is always something else to do and something else you really meant to do before your time was up.”