NEWS - Education & Colleges

SBJ Staff Report

Jan 9, 2012 – The Savannah School of Massage at 6413 Waters Avenue has filed for a zoning variance in order to expand their current building that fronts onto Halsey Street, at the corner of Hampton Street.  The back end of the school’s property abuts Water’s Avenue which is used as its legal address. 

The school added a mobile classroom just before Christmas, and has building materials sitting on its property under a tarp.  Cars of students can be seen parked on the property, not in the parking lot, according to neighbors in the area.

The zoning hearing will be held on Tuesday, January 24 at 2:30 p.m. at the MPC’s office at 110 E. State Street, Savannah.   For technical schools, the current zoning regulations require one off-street parking space for each three full time or regular students based on maximum enrollment on the premises at any one time, plus one space for each two employees.

Christopher Joseph Masters is the CEO, CFO and Secretary of the corporation according to records with the Georgia Secretary of State’s office.

The Savannah School of Massage Therapy Training (SSOMTT), founded in 1999, offers a 600-hour course designed to provide students with the tools necessary to become a professional massage therapist.  They run both day and evening programs.

The school is a non-profit organization, approved for operation by the Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (NPEC) of Georgia and the Georgia Board for Massage Therapy. They are also accredited by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET).