Debate over Atlanta's 'Cop City' project continues despite approval and support.
TL;DR
The Atlanta city council has approved $67m for the construction of a police and fire department training center known as "Cop City" despite 14 hours of public comment against the idea. The project has been criticized for its lack of transparency, with recent revelations that it will cost taxpayers more than twice what the city has said for nearly two years. Environmental protesters, including Manuel Paez Terán, who was shot dead by police during a raid on the forest where the center is planned, have been vocal opponents of the project. The approval process has been called "anti-democratic" due to city policies that made public participation in the council meeting more difficult.
Topics:nationpolitics#atlanta#cop-city#environmental-protesters#politics#public-participation#transparency
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