Decatur Mayor Patti Garrett and local leaders, including DeKalb Commissioner Ted Terry, celebrated the federal investments made in Georgia during a press conference on April 11 at the Decatur Recreation Center.
DeKalb County's Planning and Sustainability Department on Thursday, April 6, issued a stop work order for the proposed Atlanta Public Safety Training Facility, known as "Cop City" by activists.
Eyes are on DeKalb County's Zoning Board of Appeals after a Fulton County judge made a decision in a lawsuit requesting a stop-work order on the future police safety training center.
On Friday, Feb. 17, a Fulton County judge rejected a request from a DeKalb County Commissioner, the South River Watershed Alliance and a member of an advisory committee overseeing the construction of a police training center for a restraining order to stop work at the site.
Several residents and activists urged DeKalb County to issue a stop work order on the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. Various residents raised concerns about the development during the DeKalb Board of Commissioners meeting on Thursday, Feb. 16.