The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and the Nature Conservancy publicly kicked off its South River Forest Community Engagement process at a meeting Saturday morning at DeKalb County’s impressive Sugar Creek Golf & Tennis Center off Bouldercrest Road.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Tree-sitting protesters return to training center site, Anti-Gentrification Rally, Juneteenth celebrations
This month, Georgians have one more chance to weigh in on the Democratic and Republican candidates in upcoming state races. Folks looking to submit their ballot should be aware of these key dates: Click here to check out Atlanta Civic Circle’s guide on key voting dates and the candidates going to runoffs. On to other […]
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Report sets stage for historic reuses at Atlanta public safety training center site
A new report on historic and cultural resources at the site of Atlanta’s public safety training center is important mostly for what’s between the lines. While finding little of significance, the report lays the groundwork for detail on reuse of the debris of a historic library and two stone buildings that apparently will flank a future public entrance on Key Road.
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Public safety training center review committee begins testing its powers
Nicole Morado of DeKalb County’s Starlight Heights recalls the moment earlier this year when her community learned that Atlanta’s covertly planned public safety training center would be built on the neighboring Atlanta Prison Farm property.
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Public safety training center gets revised plan, call for broader environmental review
A revised, denser site plan for Atlanta’s public safety training center was revealed Oct. 26 to an advisory committee whose community members pressed for a broader pollution study and more information in general.
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Public safety training center review committee makes debut with transparency concerns
An advisory committee intended to finally provide community input into Atlanta’s controversial public safety training center had a rocky start Oct. 12 with transparency concerns.
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Lost graveyard of zoo animals at Prison Farm may get a memorial
A lost graveyard for zoo animals may be memorialized in perhaps the strangest outcome of the debate over the future of the former Atlanta Prison Farm.
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Public safety training center wins City Council approval; opponents suggest fight to continue
The Atlanta City Council has approved a controversial plan to build a public safety training center at the Prison Farm site. Proponents are cheering what they say is a crime-fighting landmark, while opponents are indicating the political battle may have just begun. The 10-4 vote in a Sept. 8 virtual meeting was preceded by 17 […]
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Smaller public safety training center site plan is pitched; transparency criticism continues
By John Ruch As Atlanta’s controversial public safety training center heads toward a possible City Council vote just after Labor Day, its backers pitched a new, smaller site plan and an intent to form a community advisory committee at a Sept. 2 virtual meeting. Officials emphasized community-inspired changes to the concept and answered many public […]
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Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation says it had no role in training center site selection
By John Ruch The Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation says it played no role in picking the controversial location of a proposed public safety training center, contradicting an official site recommendation report, and later said it considers the choice “viable.” “When the Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation was asked to participate, the site was already determined,” said […]
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Atlanta City Council asked to vote on public safety center despite unknowns
So many unanswered questions.
In light of mounting opposition to its initial proposal, the Atlanta Police Foundation hastily presented an alternative plan at last Wednesday’s finance committee meeting of the Atlanta City Council for a new public safety training center on the site of the historic Prison Farm property in DeKalb County.
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Public safety training center plan heads to City Council with chorus of opposition
The controversial plan to build a public safety training center at the former Atlanta Prison Farm site is heading to City Council for consideration Aug. 16 in a downsized version that is still opposed by a coalition of community and activist groups. The council’s Finance/Executive Committee on Aug. 11 approved a version of the plan […]
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Opposition grows to police training center at Atlanta Prison Farm
For decades, the vision for the historic Atlanta prison farm has been to transform it into a green jewel for the region.
