Public safety was a top priority Tuesday as Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller introduced his 2023 budget.
The mayor proposed spending almost $86 million for public safety out of the $198,207,688 budget.
"Public safety has been no.1, it's the number 1 priority, but it can't do everything by itself," Mayor Miller said. "We have to use things like code enforcement. Code enforcement is very important in eliminating blight." At the mayor's state of the community address a few weeks back, public safety was a big focus. In the 2023 budget, it takes center stage. Mayor Miller pitched $500,000 for pedestrian safety updates, like lights and sidewalks on Macon roads. He also proposed almost $86 million for first responders and emergency management.