Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Guv'ment Gov's office: Too early to say which state agencies might move to Fort McPherson
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 10:02 AM
- McPherson Redevelopment and Implementation Authority
- U.S. Forces Command Building at Fort McPherson
Deal spokesman Brian Robinson responded via email yesterday afternoon with details about the governor's proposal, which includes eventually moving some state agencies' offices into the buildings:
No agencies have been identified at this time. The State Properties Commission is conducting a facilities assessment of the reserve building in order to identify candidate agencies for relocation. This facilities assessment will allow us to map available space to agency space requirements.We currently have agencies in aging facilities that would require significant investment to renovate and in privately leased space.
Additionally, state agencies can also be [an] anchor in the redevelopment of the fort.
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aren't state agencies just a stop-gap? Plenty of state agencies (and city, and federal) are located in the blighted area in south downtown. These people commute in, stay in their office, and commute out at the end of the day. Their presence will stop metal theft, one hopes, but will it integrate the fort with the surrounding neighborhood, and leverage its positives for SWATL? I don't think so.
BUT I don't know if its even possible to leverage this property to improve SWATL. :-\
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