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Macon-Bibb commission approves alcohol license actions, budget moves, airport lumber order and several contract items

2379166 · January 28, 2025
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The Macon-Bibb County Commission on Tuesday approved multiple alcohol-license actions, budget transfers including $250,000 for road contracts, an appropriation of up to $10.6 million from 2018 proceeds for capital projects, $110,000 to lock in lumber pricing for a new airport FBO, and a series of contract resolutions and grants.

The Macon-Bibb County Commission on Tuesday handled a series of consent and contract items, approving most alcohol-license applications, authorizing budget transfers and appropriations, and approving contract-related resolutions and grants.

Licenses and retail alcohol applications: The commission considered seven alcohol-license matters (items A–G). Legal staff recommended denial of Tienda Bernabe’s packaged beer-and-wine application because the store is within the minimum distance of a church; the body approved the recommended denial. Two other applications were denied or tabled earlier on similar grounds; multiple change-of-ownership gas-station and convenience-store applications were approved after site inspections and documentation from code enforcement.

Budget and appropriations: Commissioners approved an intra-departmental budget transfer of $250,000 from professional…

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