Plans for a police training center in an Atlanta forest are facing opposition for their potential environmental impact and concerns that the facility won't address police violence. Dubbed 'Cop City' by critics, here's how tensions reached a boiling point:
Public outcry leads to protests in Atlanta and beyond
The project quickly drew criticism from a variety of wary residents. Some are concerned that a training center would do little to grapple with police-spurred violence.say destroying a large part of the forest could negatively affect surrounding communities, as well as the nearby South River, which is endangered.
Opponents also say residents have not adequately been part of the site’s development process. Residents have urged city leadersto the Atlanta Police Foundation, delivered public comment against the project, canvassed to raise awareness and even called on investors to pull their money from the project.
Opposing the training center is an extension of the work members of the South River Watershed Alliance have done for years to preserve the South River. In a city planning proposal from 2017, authorities hadA demonstration Saturday protesting the death of environmental activist Tortuguita in Atlanta.
“Balanced and equitable consideration must be given to the protection of the local ecosystem, the cultural and historical significance of the property, and health and wellbeing of the residents of the surrounding neighborhoods,” she said.that it went through “an exhaustive review of its properties” and that the area is the only city-owned land large enough for such a project.
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