History
Timeline | Activity |
2000 | Land purchased by Detroit Telugu Association for a sum of $548,000. Purchase agreement was signed by Saikumar Lingam, Veeraswamy Channamsetty and Ramachandra Reddy |
October 29, 2007 | Articles of Incorporation filed (ID#70236Y) by Saikumar Lingam, Sarada Gullapalli and Rao Guthikonda. |
November 7, 2007 | Received Tax ID (26-1347364) from IRS |
November 7, 2007 | Organized the first fund raising event under the banner of SV Temple & Cultural Center |
December 17, 2007 | Approved the Bylaws of SV Temple & Cultural Center (Saikumar Lingam, Srinivas Koneru, Sarada Gullapalli, Rao Guthikonda and Vaninath Uppalapati) |
December 24, 2007 | Detroit Telugu Association transferred land/warranty deed for 1$ valued at 553,558 dollars |
December 2007 & January 2008 | Funds transferred from Detroit Telugu Association to SV Temple & Cultural Center (approx. $300,000) |
August 12, 2008 |
IRS approval as tax exempt organization 501 C-3 |
September 24, 2008 |
1st hearing by City of Novi planning council |
October 22, 2008 |
2nd hearing by City of Novi |
November 1, 2008 |
2nd Fund Raising Event held at St Toma |
November 22, 2008 | Hearing by Zoning board of appeal |
March 18, 2009 | Applied for wetland permit from DEQ |
July 21, 2009 | DEQ Public Hearing |
July 29, 2009 | MSF Inducement application for Private bond inducement for $5.25M approved |
August 10, 2009 |
August 10, 2009DEQ storm water discharge approved on 10-6-09 and expires 10-1-2010 Right of way/ Easement permit application with city Soil Erosion and sediment control permit application |
August/September, 2009 |
Bids for site work and temple were requested and Oliver/ Hatcher selected by point system as best bid |
September 8, 2009 |
Wetland permit issued by the state |
September 28, 2009 |
Vijaya Dasami; Bhoomipuja / Ground breaking / Sankusthapanam |
October 2, 2009 | Final site plan approved SP 08-08 effective for 2 years |
October, 2009 | Site work started by Oliver Hatcher construction company |
October 26, 2009 | Filed Domestic Nonprofit corporation information update |
November 21, 2009 | Srinivasa Kalyanam |
December, 2009 | Launched new website; coordinmated by Srinivas Koneru |
December 11 – 13, 2009 | Balalayam open with Balaprathistapana |