Atlanta City Council Committee Supports Giving $30 Million To Controversial ‘Cop City’ Project

Essence Magazine:

Raymond Boyd/Getty Image By Melissa Noel ·Updated May 25, 2023

The plan to devote millions of dollars to build a controversial public safety facility in Atlanta has advanced.

On Wednesday, the Finance/Executive Committee of the Atlanta City Council voted to approve allocating $30 million to the initiative dubbed “Cop City”.

According to city officials, the facility is required so that police officers and firefighters may train closer to home and be better prepared

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