Effingham County Approves Moon River Studios Master Plan
Staff Report From Savannah CEO
Friday, July 24th, 2015
FONU2, Inc. announced today that the Effingham County Board of Commissioners ("Commission") has approved the Company's Master Plan to develop a 1,560 acre full service film production facility. The approval by the Commission is another significant milestone that has been achieved, and was a necessary step prior to construction permits being issued. This follows a critical path that has been created by the Company's management team and its civil engineers. The milestones and dates completed include:
Survey for Water Line |
April 2, 2015 |
Updated Master Plan (submission) |
April 13, 2015 |
Survey for Spine Road |
April 15, 2015 |
Engineering Design for Water Line (submission) |
April 16, 2015 |
Topo Survey for Studio Site (57 + acres) |
May 13, 2015 |
Septic System Drain Field Survey (3+ acres) |
June 1, 2015 |
Septic System Soil Investigation |
June 14, 2015 |
Engineering Design for Spine Road (submission) |
June 15, 2015 |
Revised Master Plan (submission) |
July 8, 2015 |
Further Revised Master Plan (submission) |
July 14, 2015 |
County Commission Approval of Master Plan |
July 21, 2015 |
"This is an important project for the county and we are very excited to see the master plan approved," stated Rick Lott, Executive Director of the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce. "This project is led by a hard working, down-to-earth team, and Moon River Studio's success will have a profound effect on economic development for the region. I congratulate the team on this latest milestone."