Cherokee County is ready for its close-up.
Responding to interest in the county as a film production location, the Board of Commissioners has approved a standard Film Project Agreement stating general guidelines for use of county facilities, such as insurance requirements, a location fee of $1,000 a day, and security provided by off-duty officers of the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office at a cost of $45 an hour.
“We have a lot of companies who approach us wanting to film and scout county sites – the court house, parks, south annex and other locations,” County Manager Jerry W. Cooper told commissioners. The agreement “protects us, identifies and holds us harmless, and identifies a fee they’d pay on a daily basis.”
County property must be returned to the same state as it was before filming took place; all trash and/or debris, removed; all furniture, returned to its proper place; corners, walls and floors, protected from damage; and nothing affixed to the walls, according to the agreement.
Support real journalism. Support local journalism. Subscribe to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution today. See offers.
Your subscription to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution funds in-depth reporting and investigations that keep you informed. Thank you for supporting real journalism.