Macon residents learn how to use repair request app

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Burdell-Hunt Elementary School staff teamed up with OneMacon! community Wednesday to learn about how they can make the community a better place.

Teachers, staff, and community leaders walked neighborhoods around the school while learning to use the county’s SeeClickFix app.

The app allows residents to report issues ranging from blighted properties to overgrown areas blocking a sidewalk.

Verda Colvin, a co-chair of the OneMacon! committee, says the app gives communities a platform to express concerns.

“Residents can have a voice in how their community looks,” Colvin said. “When they report a problem, it’s up to our government to fix those problems, to come out and remedy them.”

Colvin says she also appreciates the way SeeClickFix gives people the power to make a positive change.

How SeeClickFix works

If you see overgrown or blighted properties in your area, you can:

• Take a picture of them using the app
• After taking a picture, you can send it to Macon-Bibb County so they can send someone out to fix it

Staff at Burdell-Hunt Elementary say they plan to report issues around their school and take students on walks so they can report issues too.

Burdell-Hunt Elementary principal Tanya Allen says issues like blight and illegal dumping can impact a student’s mental health.

“Our school is a beautiful place but we want our neighborhood that we serve to be a beautiful place too. Our children should feel good about where they live,” Allen explained.

Another training event will be held next week in the Pleasant Hill neighborhood.