Eisenhower Tax District Plans Short of Target

Monday, April 13th, 2015

The deadline is nearing for establishing a business improvement district this year along Eisenhower Parkway, and owners of the Macon Mall who are pushing the effort aren’t very close to their goal.

“We’re running out of time,” said Mark Stevens, regional development officer for mall owner Hull Storey Gibson.

Approval for creating the special tax district must come from 51 percent of the designated area’s commercial property owners -- either 51 percent of the tracts of land, or 51 percent of the assessed property value.

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