Atlanta project decried as 'Cop City’ gets funding approval from City Council
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The Atlanta City Council has approved funding for the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center, rejecting the pleas of hundreds of activists who packed City Hall and
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Atlanta City Council to vote on budget for so-called 'Cop City'
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Atlanta project decried as 'Cop City’ gets funding approval from City Council
Extra security is planned Monday for when council members are expected to vote on whether to fund a proposed police training center. The controversial center has prompted protests.
The Atlanta City Council has approved funding for the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center, rejecting the pleas of hundreds of activists who packed City Hall and
By Pamela Kirkland, CNN (CNN) — The Atlanta City Council voted early Tuesday to approve $31 million in public money for construction of a police and fire training facility, dubbed “Cop City” by opponents, following a marathon 16-hour meeting that saw hundreds of people voice their opinion.
The Atlanta City Council has voted to move forward with a plan to provide funding for a police training center nicknamed "Cop City," despite protests from citizens upset with the legislation.
Georgia’s Atlanta City Council has approved funding for a $90 million construction project of a police and firefighter training center, despite pleas of hundreds of activists.
For about 14 hours, residents again and again took to the podium to slam the project, saying it would be a gross misuse of public funds to build the huge facility in a large urban forest in a poor, majority-Black area.
