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Projects in Macon, Georgia

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects for which this city submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not.

The total cost of all the projects submitted by Macon is $145,078,650

Description City State Jobs Cost Program Type Vote Ratio
Repair/Replace deteriorated stormwater drainage system in historic downtown and in other areas with high public safety, flood control, and/or job impact Macon GA 276 $3,007,000 Water 20
Herbert Smart Airport: relocate public roadway, lengthen runway 10-28 to 5,000 ft, improve runway safety areas, construct parallel taxiway Macon GA 42 $4,800,000 Airport -8
Middle GA Regional Airport: filling, grading, drainage, erosion control improvements to create marketable industrial property. Macon GA 125 $3,800,000 Airport 6
Middle GA Regional Airport: purchase 1,500-gal aircraft rescue & firefighting vehicle for commercial aircraft and Robins AFB backup Macon GA 2 $800,000 Airport 3
Demolish and clear backlog of 300 blighted, condemned properties Macon GA 25 $6,000,000 CDBG -22
Create 20-acre, passive & active recreation complex in historically unserved neighborhood at former Durr's Lake property Macon GA 120 $5,000,000 CDBG -108
Energy-efficient heating/ventilation/AC systems for 41 schools (30 are Title 1) Macon GA 194 $15,218,300 Energy 8
Construct 50 new single-family in-fill houses for low-income families to support 2009 HOPE VI application Macon GA 50 $5,000,000 Housing -101
Felton Homes apartment entrance facade, to support 2009 HOPE VI application Macon GA 50 $2,800,000 Housing -156
Abatement, demolition, infrastructure installation for 100 new, single-family replacement units to support 2009 HOPE VI application Macon GA 75 $2,500,000 Housing -80
Replace windows; replace deteriorated tiles, kitchen cabinets, and clothesline posts at Pendleton Homes Macon GA 50 $1,450,000 Housing -83
Public housing site work/concrete repairs at Tindall Hts; Bowden, Murphey, Pendleton, Felton Homes Macon GA 40 $1,290,000 Housing -46
Public housing: Replace shingle roofs at Tindall Hts; McAfee Tower; Bowden, Felton, Mounts Homes Macon GA 55 $814,000 Housing -34
Construct central laundry; install unvented washer-dryer units at Vineville Senior Housing Macon GA 10 $409,000 Housing -18
Replace waterlines/main at Bloomfield Way Macon GA 10 $275,000 Housing -11
Repair covered storm pipes at Anthony Homes Macon GA 12 $150,000 Housing -15
Landscaping improvements at Bowden, Felton, Anthony Homes Macon GA 10 $50,000 Housing -119
Purchase infrastructure & equipment for multi-agency, direct interoperable communications to address gaps in regional strategic plan Macon GA 2 $9,885,300 Public Safety -38
Retrofit roofs; ADA modifications; security cameras/lighting/access control; building/equipment renovations at 22 schools (17 are Title 1) Macon GA 562 $40,349,600 Schools -4
Security cameras, security lighting, access control, athletic facilities/fields at 16 schools (11 are Title 1) Macon GA 353 $19,622,900 Schools -21
Telecommunications and instructional technology upgrades for 43 schools (28 are Title 1) Macon GA 37 $8,800,000 Schools -11
Energy-efficient heating/ventilation/AC system, building finishes, access control for school administration facility Macon GA 52 $4,057,550 Schools -12
Rehabilitate Macon Intermodal Terminal Station (Phase II): replace rear roof canopy & HVAC; construct downtown 250-space parking facility. Macon GA 136 $5,000,000 Transit -41
Construct Macon Transit Authority bus fleet maintenance facility to replace demolished structure Macon GA 50 $4,000,000 Transit -11