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