MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)– As the 2021 budget comes to an end, Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller is proposing a few changes for the 2022 budget.
“Sometimes you’ve got to make hard decisions. And because of the $15 million deficit we face, we’re going to have to put our priorities in line,” Mayor Lester Miller said.
In a meeting Tuesday, the Mayor went over his plans for a $174 million budget. The main goals include more money toward public safety, focus on beautification, and increased job opportunities.
“The budget shows we’re focusing our money in the right areas,” Miller stated. “We always say ‘put your money where your priorities are’, and this budget is going to show you our priorities.”
Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller and commissioners took a trip to Yancey Brothers and John Deere in Macon Tuesday to take a closer look how both companies operate.
Kumho Tire and Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller announced the expansion Thursday.
The plant, which opened with a capacity of about 4 million tires a year, will be able to make another 500,000 tires a year.
Local news outlets report a groundbreaking is supposed to be held in May for the 20,000 square-foot (1,850 square-meter) expansion. The original $600 million plant opened in May 2016, hiring 400 people.
The plant will include a new automated production unit, a proprietary Kumho system that s supposed to help boost efficiency.
Seoul-based Kumho is the world’s 18th largest tire maker, operating a total of eight tire plants in China, South Korea, Vietnam and the U.S.