City Councilpeople Elaine Lucas and Philomena Mullis will hold a press conference on Wednesday, August 1, 2007, to make an important announcement regarding the Centreplex hotel.
“We are announcing today,” Ms. Lucas said, “That we will be opening a a Philippino style soul food asian fusion restaurant in the new Centreplex hotel.”
“That’s right,” Ms. Mullis added.
“We’re [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Centreplex Hotel'
Centreplex hotel press conference
July 31st, 2007 · 2 Comments
Tags: Centreplex Hotel · City Council · Macon
Ward V hotel vote
June 20th, 2007 · 14 Comments
In favor: Philomena Mullis (Ward V, Post 1) (not returning to City Council)); Cole Thomason (Ward V, Post 3) (not returning to City Council).
Against: Nancy White (Ward V, Post 2) (unopposed).
(Maybe Cole got confused about the vote.)
Tags: Centreplex Hotel · City Council · Macon
The New Centreplex
June 19th, 2007 · 4 Comments
“Council approves hotel plan” macon.com 6/19/07
Tags: Centreplex Hotel · City Council · General · Macon
Hotel motion passes committee
June 12th, 2007 · 9 Comments
By a 3 to 2 margin, the Public Properties Committee of the Macon City Council voted this afternoon to relocate the new convention center hotel to the top of Coleman Hill.
“I was just tired of all the fuss,” said Willette Hill-Chambliss, chair of the committee. “Nobody is going to be able to say [...]
Tags: Centreplex Hotel
New hotel problem solved
March 27th, 2007 · 2 Comments
There is a simple solution for the location of the new convention center hotel that has caused our city mothers and fathers to ingest massive quantities of Maalox.
It can be built on top of the Great Temple Mound. Because it would be located on sacred Indian burial grounds, we could open a casino in the [...]
Tags: Centreplex Hotel · City Council · Macon
City Council approves new Convention Center hotel
October 8th, 2006 · 3 Comments
Macon City Council on Thursday approved a memorandum of understanding to build a hotel facing the loading dock and garbage bins behind the Macon Coliseum and Wilson Convention Center.
Hilton Hotel spokesman Xavier Mellencamp was cautious. “We’re still trying to get our hands around this new concept of removing our trash through the front door [...]
Tags: Centreplex Hotel · City Council · Ex-Mayor Ellis · Macon
HSI: Macon – The Hotel Scene Investigation
March 2nd, 2006 · 3 Comments
Ken Bleakly of Bleakly Advisory Group is running down the middle of Coliseum Drive in mortal fear for his life. He is about to recommend to Macon City Council that the city select Noble Investment Group to build a new hotel on the grounds of the Wilson Convention Center. His recommendation will reject [...]
Tags: Centreplex Hotel · City Council · Macon

