On Wednesday, December 29, our crews will take down the 100th blighted house in our #BlighFight. We will hold a news conference at 3205 Atkins Drive at 9:30 a.m. before the demolition to mark this milestone. You can watch it live at www.facebook.com/maconbibbcounty. 

“I can’t thank enough all of the people that have made this happen,” says Mayor Lester Miller. “Our crews have worked tirelessly these past eight months to remove these dangerous structures and clean up our community.” 

This milestone comes after Mayor Miller announced a plan on April 14, 2021, to remove 30 blighted houses in 30 days. Crews completed that plan 9 days early and continued to work on other uninhabitable and dilapidated structures, which ranged from houses to commercial buildings. Each structure in this process was selected by the Code Enforcement Department as properties that were either burned or are classified as Vacant/Abandoned/Dilapidated.  

“This work is far from done. As we enter 2022, we will continue moving forward together to remove blight from our neighborhoods and create a safer, more beautiful community,” adds Mayor Miller.