Could Hollywood Come to Horsham?
A Horsham resident expressed interest in the shuttered Willow Grove air base being used to film movies.
Instead of letting nearly 900 acres of shuttered Willow Grove air base sit vacant, long-time Horsham resident Bill Randel had another idea. "It looks like a perfect location for movies or a TV program," Randel told the Horsham Land Redevelopment Authority during the board's monthly meeting this week. "Why not notify people in the entertainment industry that you have a large property?" HLRA Chairman W. William Whiteside said the board has done just that. Whiteside, who attends other communities navigating through a military base closure, said "that type of use is available." "The movie industry is aware that the property is available," Whiteside said. But, being "available" simply has not been enough to bring would-be actors and film crews …
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Patsy
10:33 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
Bob - the tax credits the movie industry seeks does far more FOR our community than against. It stimulates the area economy more tha most people realize. It provides a boatload of work for people, both on and off the screen, brings business to hotels, restaurants, catering, builders, drivers, etc., and all types of area businesses from paint to pants! It's a shame that folks view this as a few … more ›