Macon-Bibb County and its partners will celebrate 700 demolitions of the three-year old #BlightFight with a press conference at 1160 Holt Avenue on Wednesday, April 24, beginning at 10:00 a.m.

“For three years, we have focused on removing blighted and dangerous structures from our neighborhoods because people said they were tired of it,” says Mayor Lester Miller. “They were tired of how it looked…tired of the crime it can attract…tired of the creatures that live there…Tired of thinking their neighborhoods had been forgotten.”

“When we started the Blight Fight, Code Enforcement began looking at blighted houses near schools and recreation centers…and on Wednesday, we will be removing the 22^nd one from near Central High and Miller Middle,” says Mayor Pro Tem and District 5 Commissioner Seth Clark. “Our children deserve to start and end their school days with a pleasant walk, one where they can get focused on their day or prepare for evening activities…not a walk where the houses are falling in, rodents live, and present other dangers.”

To learn more about the #BlightFight – including how you can help and where the demolitions have occurred – click here. The press conference and demolition will be broadcast live at www.facebook.com/maconbibbcounty.