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Atlanta City Council Passes Devastating COP CITY Funds Despite Resident Fury
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9:44Now PlayingAtlanta City Council has officially voted to approve millions in funding for the heavily protested 'cop city' training center project despite severe backlash and disapproval from residents in the community. John Iadarola and Dan Evans break it down on The Damage Report.
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Atlanta City Council Approves ‘Cop City’ Funding Despite Protests
"The Atlanta City Council voted overwhelmingly early Tuesday to approve $31 million in funding for the construction of a sprawling $90 million police and fire training complex, backing a project that has provoked nearly two years of sustained protests and further inflamed tensions over law enforcement in the city.
The atmosphere inside City Hall leading up to the vote reflected how emotionally charged the debate over the planned complex had become. City employees were instructed to work remotely on Monday, as officials warned of security threats. The building was packed deep into the night and into Tuesday morning, as hundreds of people jammed inside for the council meeting.
It lasted more than 16 hours, with well over 300 people addressing the council before the vote. One after another, the speakers expressed opinions that illuminated the complex tangle of racial, political and environmental considerations that have shaped the city’s conversation over the project, which has become known to many by the nickname conceived by its critics, “Cop City.”"
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