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I can't help but feel like Fun Spot really dropped the ball on the timeline for this thing. Optimistically we could be looking at, what, a late September opening? Realistically, with the pace of construction so far, October or November? Just feels like it's sorta being setup for failure. I honestly think there's probably a good argument for just delaying it until 2023 at this point.
I can check in with a friend that works near there but this isn’t far off at all.A lot of blame being thrown around between the County and Fun Spot on the whole planning submission for the ride and stuff involved with permits.
From what I understand of the situation Fun Spot hasn't tried working with the county from the beginning about the project and continually gets delayed whenever the county notifies them of other things they need to do in order to meet the requirements for building the ride.
The issue is the county and b itchy neighbors making unreasonable demands. John Jr says the county has cost them 5 million thus far between creating delays and making demands.I can check in with a friend that works near there but this isn’t far off at all.
The issue is the county and b itchy neighbors making unreasonable demands. John Jr says the county has cost them 5 million thus far between creating delays and making demands.
Didn't see much accommodating during the county commission meetings.I think you should take his claim with a GIANT grain of salt. The public record tells a VERY different story.
Fun Spot purchased land that was not zoned for what they wanted to do, they made no effort to change the zoning, they announced a huge coaster that was in blatant violation of the zoning ordinances present, and then they went all shocked Pikachu when the county told them "hey, your plan is in blatant violation of the law, we gotta do something about this."
That began the totally reasonable, standard, multi-month-long process of Fun Spot and the county working together with local residents to change the law to allow the coaster that Fun Spot randomly announced with no preparation whatsoever to actually be built.
I can point to three SUPER OBVIOUS zoning waivers that ArieForce One needed from day one (height, setback, and fencing). If anyone at Fun Spot had taken five minutes to actually read the zoning ordinances for the property they bought, they would have known this immediately. The fact that Fun Spot failed to consider any of this is, frankly, mind-boggling to me.
So yeah, in reality, the county records show how accomodating the municipality has been to Fun Spot despite (again, this is all documented) Fun Spot's continued unwillingness to take even the tiniest bit of initiative.
It is very accommodating of the country to allow this to still move forward. I’ve been apart of forcing 5 plans to shut down for not taking the proper steps. FS has done a MAJOR faux pa here and are lucky the county is letting them build this still. I don’t expect the county to work with them much in the future in terms of making things happen.Didn't see much accommodating during the county commission meetings.
Credit Doctor Coaster and the Georgia Coaster Connection
Assuming they complete it "sometime this fall", I can't help but think it will be SBNO until Spring 2023.Page 16 of Amusement Today, Aug 2022 edition.
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Park says 8 months behind. County required the new parking lot and the removal of the min-golf course (for drainage) and those changes have cost another $5 million.
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You act like Fun Spot has zero experience in working with a county for development on their properties. If there's any lesson learned it is that being able to work with Fayette County GA (or lack thereof) is not like working with Orange County FL.Good. Expensive lesson learned.
What lesson is that?Good. Expensive lesson learned.
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