College Hill Alliance Fades, but Volunteer Commission Set to Continue
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015
After six years of grant-fueled efforts to improve and bring identity to a two-square-mile corridor between Mercer University and downtown Macon, the College Hill Alliance will close its doors in December, and its objectives will come under a volunteer commission.
The alliance, a collaborative of Mercer University and Macon-Bibb County, was funded with two grants from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. It has been responsible for creating events such as the Second Sunday concerts in Washington Park and the Soap Box Derby. Downtown icons such as the big 'M' statue and the sculptures of circles rolling down Coleman Hill were erected as part of the College Hill master plan.
