Few sounds make me angrier than gas-powered leaf blowers. Every time I hear them, they disturb our environment by emitting hazardous fumes and noise pollution in our communities. In fact, gas-powered leaf blowers are among the greatest contributors to air pollution in Georgia and beyond. A new report by Environment Georgia Research & Policy Center […]
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In DeKalb’s protest politics, ‘park reopening’ doesn’t mean what you think it means
Even in the creative political wordplay that abounds in the “Defend the Atlanta Forest” and “Cop City” protest controversies, it’s pretty special when the words “park reopening” don’t mean what you think they means. DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond last month announced a $1.8 million “plan to reopen” Intrenchment Creek Park, which he ordered closed […]
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Lawsuit threatened over claims public safety training center work began without runoff-control ponds
A DeKalb County commissioner and an environmental group are threatening to sue over claims that site-clearing for Atlanta’s public safety training center began without required runoff-prevention ponds, causing nearby stream pollution. District 6 Commissioner Ted Terry and the South River Watershed Alliance (SRWA) made the claim – rooted in an alleged lack of sediment-capturing ponds […]
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DeKalb commissioner and petition call for reopening park shuttered in protest crackdown
A DeKalb County commissioner and an online petition are calling for the reopening of a public park shuttered in March to evict “Defend the Atlanta Forest” protesters – a move that could have deep legal and political consequences.
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Environmentalists and DeKalb commissioner ask court to halt training center work pending permit appeal
The resident appealing the land-disturbance permit for Atlanta’s public safety training center is asking a court to halt all site-clearing until that appeal is heard.
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DeKalb commissioner again retreats from resolution on deeper training center review
Just days after renewing a call for deeper review of Atlanta’s controversial public safety training center plan, a DeKalb County commissioner says he will withdraw the resolution due to lack of “consensus.”
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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 resolution is filed; protesters take aim at neighboring parkland closure
A DeKalb County commissioner has formalized his call for more review and a racial injustice history lesson for Atlanta’s controversial public safety training center plan. Meanwhile, police say they are bracing for a July 23-30 “Week of Action” by the Defend the Atlanta Forest protest movement.
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DeKalb commissioner to call for deeper training center review, nominate new advisory committee member
DeKalb County Commissioner Ted Terry is planning a resolution calling for deeper review of Atlanta’s controversial public safety training center while nominating a replacement for a member of its advisory committee who was kicked off for criticizing the plan.
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Officials fed up with training center secrecy release permit application, plan opposition resolution
Some elected officials fed up with the secrecy of Atlanta’s public safety training center planning have released its supposedly confidential site preparation permit application and reportedly are working on a City Council resolution opposing the project.
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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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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.
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Leadership search for politically active Sierra Club of Georgia begins Saturday
The discussion begins Saturday about replacing the departing director of the Sierra Club’s Georgia chapter, one of the state’s few environmental organizations that endorses political candidates, seeks to influence legislation and sway public opinion.
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Why Clarkston, Georgia Has Made Parks a Priority, and What Other Communities Can Learn from this Small City
By Ted Terry, Mayor of Clarkston, Georgia and George Dusenbury, The Trust for Public Land’s Executive Director in Georgia Tucked between Stone Mountain and Decatur lies the tiny community of Clarkston. Thirteen thousand people from more than 40 countries live inside this 1.4 square mile city, making it the country’s most ethnically diverse city and […]
