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The referendum against Cop City would cancel the city’s lease to the Atlanta Police Foundation, which the city said isn't legal. [33] In September 2023, organizers submitted 116,000 signatures for the referendum, but the City Council refused to count them, and said the activists had missed the deadline to turn in the signatures.
Stop Cop City (SCC), also known as Block Cop City and Defend the Atlanta Forest (DTF), is a decentralized movement in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, whose goal is to stop construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center by the Atlanta Police Foundation and the City of Atlanta.
Dubbed “Cop City” by opponents, the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center is set to include a shooting range, burn tower sites and a mock city affixed with homes and streets.
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As approved by the City Council in September 2021, the land is being leased to the private Atlanta Police Foundation for $10 a year. The proposed referendum would seek to cancel that agreement.
The 85-acre (34-hectare) project, which critics call “Cop City,” is now expected to cost $109.65 million, up from a previous estimate of $90 million, Atlanta Deputy Chief Operating Officer ...
A memorial in the Atlanta forest commemorating Tortuguita. On the morning of January 18, 2023, Paez Terán was inside a tent at the Stop Cop City encampment. [6] At around 9:00 a.m. that morning, Georgia State Patrol troopers commenced a raid, also known as a Clearing Operation, on the encampment with the intent of removing and clearing illegal encampments.
The debate over Cop City. The Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, which is set to include a shooting range, fire training towers and a mock city featuring homes and streets, was approved by the ...