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="cb70e3d81ece6b9de8f71ae47e20d1ff" 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> Fort Madea? Tyler Perry is buying Ft McPherson? 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="02eea8cbf68c12defd5bf4f7caac86aa" 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> Fort Madea? Tyler Perry is buying Ft McPherson? 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. Response by SFC Mark Merino made Jun 28 at 2015 6:55 PM 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. Response by SGM Matthew Quick made Jun 28 at 2015 8:10 PM 2015-06-28T20:10:07-04:00 2015-06-28T20:10:07-04:00 MSgt Chris Adams 777019 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-49128"> <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="dfd17a6b1d86c40dd273fb1bbef360f7" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/049/128/for_gallery_v2/574e5044.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/049/128/large_v3/574e5044.jpg" alt="574e5044" /></a></div></div> Response by MSgt Chris Adams made Jun 28 at 2015 8:25 PM 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. Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Jun 29 at 2015 12:06 AM 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... Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 29 at 2015 10:07 AM 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.... Response by CPL S Gibbs made Jun 29 at 2015 12:13 PM 2015-06-29T12:13:00-04:00 2015-06-29T12:13:00-04:00 2015-06-28T18:51:29-04:00