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Macon commissioners narrowly reject proposal to waive construction-related environmental health fees

Macon County Board of Commissioners · March 1, 2026

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Summary

A motion to waive all construction-related environmental health fees — proposed as an incentive to spur housing development — failed 2–3 after the health director and county attorney flagged administrative and Board of Health approval issues and commissioners expressed concerns about departmental cost recovery.

Commissioner Higdon moved on Nov. 12 to waive all construction-related environmental health fees in Macon County as a tool to incentivize housing development. He framed the proposal in the context of the county’s housing shortage and referenced the earlier consultant presentation. Commissioner Shearl seconded the…

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