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Centreplex hotel press conference

July 31st, 2007 · 2 Comments

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 [...]

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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.)

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Tags: Centreplex Hotel · City Council · Macon

The New Centreplex

June 19th, 2007 · 4 Comments

“Council approves hotel plan” macon.com 6/19/07

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Tags: Centreplex Hotel · City Council · Macon