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Atlanta City Council Approves Funding for Controversial Police Training Center

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Atlanta City Council Approves Funding for Controversial Police Training Center
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The Atlanta City Council has approved $31m in public funds for the construction of the controversial Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, also known as "Cop City," which has faced nearly two years of protests. Opponents argue that the new 85-acre campus will fuel police brutality and destroy a vital forest, while officials say it will provide much-needed training facilities for police officers. The rest of the $90m project is to be funded by private donations to the Atlanta Police Foundation.

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  1. Atlanta 'Cop City': Money approved for controversial training centre  BBC
  2. Atlanta project decried as 'Cop City' gets funding approval from City Council  The Associated Press
  3. Atlanta approves funding to build ‘Cop City’ despite fierce opposition  The Guardian US
  4. City Council passes funding legislation for training center   The Atlanta Journal Constitution
  5. OPINION: Is police training center marathon end of the story? Hardly not   The Atlanta Journal Constitution

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