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Borrowing from the thought flow process concept of David Bourgeois on the great 23/6 website, I thought it would be fun to explore Rep. Allen Peake’s thinking as he explores ways to bring Macon and Bibb County together in this consolidation thing.
You remember that while Mayor Reichert was trying to put annexation on the table, [...]

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Here’s where Macon and Bibb County stand right now:

If we can’t address our annexation and consolidation issues promptly and like grown men and women, here’s what could happen to Macon:

And if that happens to Macon, here’s what will certainly follow for Bibb County:

So, to the elected officials of Macon and Bibb County:
Quit running for [...]

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Season 1, Episode 4 - “Where do we go from here?”
After Robert unveiled his plan to annex Tom, Dick and Harry, the City Council passed a resolution asking the Legislature to redraw the city limits, with Erick’s amendment requiring that the affected voters inside and outside the city approve the idea. It [...]

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Robert A.B. Reichert
Mayor, City of Macon
City Hall
700 Poplar Street
Macon, GA 31201
Phone: 478-751-7170
Fax: 478-751-7931
THIS MESSAGE IS BEING SENT BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MACON, GEORGIA. THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN LITTLE OR NO POLITICAL FORCE BEHIND IT BECAUSE MANY POWERS TYPICAL TO MY OFFICE HAVE BEEN TAKEN AWAY AND GIVEN [...]

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Once he gets to Atlanta and begins work in the General Assembly, Peake said he wants to help Macon and Bibb County consolidate and bring fiscal responsibility to state government.
“I believe (consolidation) needs to happen, but it needs to happen right,” he said.
[macon.com 8/9/06]
Yep.  Right now.

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Michael Cass, ex-Maconite and current city hall reporter for the Nashville Tennessean, reports that the intestinal blockage to consolidation for Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, was the fear by local politicians that they would lose their jobs. So, they found a way around that by creating a “Metro Council” composed of - I am [...]

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