Macon-Bibb County government officials will designate several representatives Tuesday to advocate for a future passenger rail stop in Macon.
Mayor Lester Miller, Mayor Pro Tempore Seth Clark and District 3 Commissioner Stanley Stewart sponsored a resolution that supports the development of a passenger rail that will travel from Atlanta, stop in Macon and then head to Savannah, according to documents in the Macon-Bibb County agenda packet. The last time Macon had a passenger rail system was in 1970.
“The (resolution’s) goal is to try and make sure you have all of the commissioners on board,” Stewart told The Telegraph. “And then it shows that, you know, Macon-Bibb is … behind the idea.”…