Controversy Surrounds Atlanta's Proposed Public Safety Training Center
TL;DR
Activists in Atlanta are pushing for a referendum to give voters a chance to decide whether they want the controversial police and fire department training center known as "Cop City" built in a forest southeast of the city. The effort requires organizers to collect about 70,000 signatures from Atlanta registered voters in 60 days. The push comes after an estimated thousand people who showed up at City Hall on 5 June proved insufficient to stop Atlanta's city council from approving some $67m for Cop City.
- Activists push for referendum to put ‘Cop City’ on ballot in Atlanta The Guardian US
- Police training center referendum efforts delayed by week The Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Atlanta City Council gets death threats over public safety training center | FOX 5 News FOX 5 Atlanta
- Threats clog voicemails for some Atlanta City Council members after training center funding vote WSB Atlanta
- Opinion: Dispute shouldn't overshadow need for public safety center The Atlanta Journal Constitution
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