Redeveloping Fort McPherson for Civilian Use

A conversation with Jack Sprott

Fort McPherson–first opened south of Atlanta in the 1880s–was ordered in 2005 to begin shutting down or transferring its operations as part of the Base Realignment and Closure Act.  In 2006, a state-chartered authority began drawing up plans for converting the military base to civilian use.  Jack Sprott is executive director of that body–the McPherson Implementing Redevelopment Authority.  Here, he talks with WABE’s Steve Goss…