The City’s original review committee for the public safety training center is complaining about its lack of input in a newer version, perhaps the ultimate example of the transparency and inclusion controversies swirling around both groups and the entire project. The Community Stakeholder Advisory Committee (CSAC) voiced the concerns at an Aug. 15 virtual meeting, […]
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City Council quietly changes training center committee’s membership and meetings
The Atlanta City Council has quietly approved legislation that appears to reform the membership and appointments of the public safety training center’s controversial advisory committee and allow it to meet much less frequently. Approved May 1 after three meetings where it had no discussion or explanation, the resolution’s immediate effect on the Community Stakeholder Advisory Committee (CSAC) is […]
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Officials investigate training center pollution complaints as permit dispute heads to court
Facility planners say it is passing inspections and that protesters are to blame for one instance of damaged erosion controls.
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Christmas gifts to training center committee ran afoul of ethics rules, City says
Christmas gifts given to the public safety training center’s advisory committee by the Atlanta Police Foundation ran afoul of ethics rules.
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Atlanta mayor announces task force to merge training center and park input
The task force will merge input on the controversial public safety training center and a still-mysterious parkland plan.
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City Hall in confusion over training center advisory committee vacancies and administration
Membership, vacancies and administration of the public safety training center’s advisory group are all causing City Hall confusion and mystery.
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Training center permit appeal opposed by state environmental official, review committee chair
The appeal of the Atlanta public safety training center’s land-disturbance permit is being opposed by a state environmental official and the head of the plan’s review committee.
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Training center permit challenged by its own review committee member; another quits over protester killing
One member of the training center’s own review committee is challenging its permit, while another has resigned over police killing a protester.
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DeKalb issues land disturbance permit for training center; commissioner may appeal
DeKalb County has approved a land disturbance permit for the public safety training center, but opponents may appeal.
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City ethics office to review Christmas gifts to training center advisory committee members
The City ethics office will review Christmas gifts given the public safety training center advisory committee to see if they are OK under the law.
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DeKalb commissioner renews request for deeper review of Atlanta training center plan
DeKalb County District 6 Commissioner Ted Terry is taking a second shot at calling for deeper review of Atlanta’s controversial public safety training center plan.
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Training center review committee was incorrectly exempted from filing ethics disclosures
Members of the advisory committee reviewing Atlanta’s controversial public safety training center were incorrectly exempted from filing ethics disclosure reports in what the City calls an “oversight.”
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Public safety training center committee touts accomplishments with no mention of construction secrecy
The advisory committee for Atlanta’s controversial public safety training center has issued its first community update after eight months of meetings, an email that touts its accomplishments while not mentioning such big issues as the start of pre-construction and secrecy debates.
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The public safety training center deserves a real public review
As the Atlanta public safety training center advisory committee presents another ridiculous soap opera episode of scrutinizing its own members more than the City’s secretive plan, the public shouldn’t fall for tuning out. For planners, this is no accident or failure; in a sham process, it’s a success beyond the wildest dreams of distraction to have the public fighting itself rather than questioning authorities.
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Public safety training center committee attempts to remove skeptical member while construction remains secret
The advisory committee for Atlanta’s public safety training center has started a legally questionable process of kicking off a member for publicly criticizing its work. The DeKalb County official who appointed that member opposes the move and questions why the committee is not circulating information about the now secretive final site plan and construction permit applications.
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Public safety training center to have secret timelines, possible fence due to illegal protests
Atlanta public safety training center planners will keep construction timelines secret and may surround the future facility with an unwanted fence in response to lawbreaking protesters who are now under FBI and GBI investigation, officials say.
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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.
