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Macon-Bibb officials invite public to SPLOST meetings

Macon-Bibb County residents are invited to community meetings where officials will gather information to create a new list of special purpose local option sales projects, according to a news release.

The first of four SPLOST meetings will be held Thursday at the Macon Mall. Macon-Bibb officials are preparing a list of projects to go before voters in November.

The current SPLOST has been used on various projects including road and stormwater repairs, renovations to multiple recreation centers and construction of new juvenile justice and animal welfare centers.

Below is a schedule of the forums, all of which begin at 6 p.m. Suggestions for projects can be emailed to splost2016@maconbibb.us.

Thursday

Macon Mall, 3661 Eisenhower Parkway, second-floor open area across from Macy’s

May 19

National Guard Armory, 1030 Shurling Drive

May 26

Porter Ellis Community Center, 5987 Houston Road

June 2

John Drew Tennis Center, 3280 N. Ingle Place

Stanley Dunlap: 478-744-4623, @stan_telegraph

This story was originally published May 10, 2016 at 5:45 PM with the headline "Macon-Bibb officials invite public to SPLOST meetings."

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