Monday, October 27, 2014

Movie might be filmed at Barrow County Airport (KWDR) if ok'd by authority members

The Barrow County Airport Authority will soon decide if they’ll let a movie be filmed at the airport.

The authority discussed last week the latest details they’ve received about a request to shoot the Sony Pictures film. The authority also received an update on the Zaxby’s hangar.

The authority received a letter outlining how the film will be shot.

The latest proposal is to pay the authority $22,500 for 10 days of use of the airport’s facility.

"This has definitely progressed a lot more since the last meeting," Chairman Scott Miller said. "I guess the encouraging thing judging by the time and what they’ve drawn out is that they’re very interested in filming here."

The authority also discussed adding a provision in the contract that would increase the price tag if the crew closes down a runway longer than a set number of hours.

"It would encourage them to stay on schedule," Miller said.

Authority member Keith Oliver said he’s opposed to the movie because he thinks it could get out of hand with the use of the facility.

WK Dickson consultant Phil Eberly said they can meet Federal Aviation Administration regulations by using barricades if the scaffolding comes too close to a taxi lane.

Meanwhile, construction of the Zaxby’s hangar is on schedule to be completed by the end of the year, Eberly reported.

The Athens-based restaurant has signed a 30-year lease that’ll start at $666.67 per month in the first five years and escalate to $1,073.68 in the last five.

The latest work has included removing unsuitable material at the site.


- Source:   http://www.barrowcountynews.com

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