Mayor details affordable housing fund, Pleasant Hill Landing and workforce training plans

Mayor Lester Miller described a multi‑pronged housing and workforce strategy on the Makin' It podcast. He said the county put $7.5 million into a Macon‑Bibb affordable housing revolving loan fund to support projects and cited Pleasant Hill Landing — a redevelopment of an old charter school site — as an early example that will add about 64 high‑quality affordable units.

"We put a 7 and a half million dollars onto a Macon Bibb County affordable housing fund," Miller said, adding that the Pleasant Hill project will provide 64 units near local services and could help keep nearby schools populated. He also discussed Plant Street housing projects where local investors committed to deliver multiple homes by year‑end and praised the land bank authority for assembling lots and inventory.

On workforce and education, Miller said a Butler family donation of a building (valued in his comments as a $4,000,000 asset) has been turned into an advanced manufacturing pathway and technology and innovation academy tied to Hutchings College and Career Academy and Central Georgia Technical College. He argued the training pipeline will support local employers and help retain jobs in Macon‑Bibb.

The podcast provided project descriptions and funding totals as stated by the mayor but did not produce procurement or financing documents. Ribbon‑cutting dates and precise financing breakdowns were not included on the recording and should be confirmed with county or school‑system releases.