The Big House Foundation already secured permission in October to demolish a house at 2353 Vineville and replace it with a new 1,605-square-foot event center.
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Caption Piedmont Construction’s Randall Posey checks progress on clearing land at 3568 Northside Drive for a new senior citizen affordable housing complex. Credit: Liz Fabian/CCJ
Since last summer, Gwendolyn Hurst has been anxious to learn more about new senior citizen housing planned for north Macon.
The 69-year-old wants to file an application as soon as she can. She hopes to secure one of the 72 units that will be built on nearly three acres on Northside Drive between Tom Hill Sr. Blvd. and Riverside Drive.
“That will be closer to my daughter,” said Hurst, who currently resides in the Vineville community. “My daughter’s over that way. She’ll feel more comfortable with me being safe.”
Housing demand creates Macon-Bibb construction boom
Construction companies are trying meet the demand for housing in Macon-Bibb County as people are aging, looking to settle down, or seeking more affordable housing
Credit: Liz Fabian
Piedmont Construction’s Randall Posey checks progress on clearing land at 3568 Northside Drive for a new senior citizen affordable housing complex. Author: Liz Fabian (13WMAZ) Updated: 3:59 PM EDT April 19, 2021
MACON, Ga.
This story was published as part of a series on housing in Central Georgia by Mercer’s Center for Collaborative Journalism and CCJ partners Georgia Public Broadcasting, 13WMAZ and the Macon Telegraph.
Since last summer, Gwendolyn Hurst has been anxious to learn more about new senior citizen housing planned for north Macon.
Sardis Road truck stop in Macon has hurdles to overcome with rezoning
Neighbors opposed to the Travel Centers of America truck stop on Sardis Church Road voiced their frustrations at a hearing Author: Liz Fabian (13WMAZ) Updated: 4:18 PM EDT April 13, 2021
MACON, Ga.
Editor s Note: Video in this story is from Feb. coverage on the truck stop.
Anticipating a crowd opposing another truck stop on Sardis Church Road, the Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission moved Monday’s hearing to Commission Chambers at Government Center.
Although the space allowed for social distancing due to COVID-19, a sheriff’s deputy kept a watchful eye on the headcount as about a dozen masked residents signed in to speak against the project.