TSgt Joshua Copeland 776888 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-49114"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Ffort-madea-tyler-perry-is-buying-ft-mcpherson%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Fort+Madea%3F++Tyler+Perry+is+buying+Ft+McPherson%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Ffort-madea-tyler-perry-is-buying-ft-mcpherson&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AFort Madea? Tyler Perry is buying Ft McPherson?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/fort-madea-tyler-perry-is-buying-ft-mcpherson" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="0ff4c1aad1ee2989b99c83f9ea20eca9" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/049/114/for_gallery_v2/3f5ad58f.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/049/114/large_v3/3f5ad58f.jpg" alt="3f5ad58f" /></a></div></div>The fate of Fort McPherson is now in the hands of filmmaker Tyler Perry, after the agency overseeing the post's redevelopment voted Friday to wrap up the deal to sell him the bulk of the property.<br /><br />The complicated sale, concluded after a year of contentious negotiations, formally closed Friday with the U.S. Army within hours of the vote. Perry, the actor, writer, producer and director, will control 330 of the fort's 488 acres for a planned movie studio, while the civilian agency will retain 144 acres for future redevelopment.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.stripes.com/news/us/filmmaker-perry-gets-ok-to-buy-former-military-base-in-ga-1.354987">http://www.stripes.com/news/us/filmmaker-perry-gets-ok-to-buy-former-military-base-in-ga-1.354987</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/016/843/qrc/image.jpg?1443046429"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.stripes.com/news/us/filmmaker-perry-gets-ok-to-buy-former-military-base-in-ga-1.354987">Filmmaker Perry gets OK to buy former military base in Ga.</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The fate of Fort McPherson is now in the hands of filmmaker Tyler Perry, after the agency overseeing the post&#39;s redevelopment voted Friday to wrap up the deal to sell him the bulk of the property.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> 2015-06-28T18:51:29-04:00 TSgt Joshua Copeland 776888

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-49114"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Ffort-madea-tyler-perry-is-buying-ft-mcpherson%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Fort+Madea%3F++Tyler+Perry+is+buying+Ft+McPherson%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Ffort-madea-tyler-perry-is-buying-ft-mcpherson&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AFort Madea? Tyler Perry is buying Ft McPherson?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/fort-madea-tyler-perry-is-buying-ft-mcpherson" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="8b16ebe0e4ab4cd1510af3d8bbc60c26" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/049/114/for_gallery_v2/3f5ad58f.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/049/114/large_v3/3f5ad58f.jpg" alt="3f5ad58f" /></a></div></div>The fate of Fort McPherson is now in the hands of filmmaker Tyler Perry, after the agency overseeing the post's redevelopment voted Friday to wrap up the deal to sell him the bulk of the property.<br /><br />The complicated sale, concluded after a year of contentious negotiations, formally closed Friday with the U.S. Army within hours of the vote. Perry, the actor, writer, producer and director, will control 330 of the fort's 488 acres for a planned movie studio, while the civilian agency will retain 144 acres for future redevelopment.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.stripes.com/news/us/filmmaker-perry-gets-ok-to-buy-former-military-base-in-ga-1.354987">http://www.stripes.com/news/us/filmmaker-perry-gets-ok-to-buy-former-military-base-in-ga-1.354987</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/016/843/qrc/image.jpg?1443046429"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.stripes.com/news/us/filmmaker-perry-gets-ok-to-buy-former-military-base-in-ga-1.354987">Filmmaker Perry gets OK to buy former military base in Ga.</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The fate of Fort McPherson is now in the hands of filmmaker Tyler Perry, after the agency overseeing the post&#39;s redevelopment voted Friday to wrap up the deal to sell him the bulk of the property.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div>

2015-06-28T18:51:29-04:00 2015-06-28T18:51:29-04:00 SFC Mark Merino 776901

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I'm going to buy Fort Irwin and 29 Palms (for $19.95 each) and give them back to Satan.

2015-06-28T18:55:52-04:00 2015-06-28T18:55:52-04:00 SGM Matthew Quick 776999

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>This is great news! Tyler Perry will continue to develop that property very nicely.<br /><br />I was stationed at Fort McPherson for 3 1/2 years and besides the immediate outside community, it was a very nice, historic area.

2015-06-28T20:10:07-04:00 2015-06-28T20:10:07-04:00 MSgt Chris Adams 777019

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2015-06-28T20:25:29-04:00 2015-06-28T20:25:29-04:00 LTC Jason Mackay 777344

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I personally wish him all the luck I can. He seems to be a good guy. If he can make a go of his studio, the area wins too. The Army is obviously done with it and he got it fair and square.

2015-06-29T00:06:09-04:00 2015-06-29T00:06:09-04:00 SGM Private RallyPoint Member 777733

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Gee. I was stationed there twice. Will show up for PT in early morning to see if we can get things going again...

2015-06-29T10:07:09-04:00 2015-06-29T10:07:09-04:00 CPL S Gibbs 778096

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>no, why? no....not worth $$$....Let the military decide it....

2015-06-29T12:13:00-04:00 2015-06-29T12:13:00-04:00 2015-06-28T18:51:29-04:00