Atlanta City Council to vote on $30 million funding for new police training center.

Atlanta lawmakers will vote on whether to allocate $30 million to help build an $90-million, 85-acre public safety training center, dubbed "Cop City" by opponents. The proposed campus has faced years of fierce opposition from protesters who worry it could negatively impact the environment and be used by police to "practice urban warfare." The Atlanta Police Foundation, the independent nonprofit group spearheading the project, has said it would privately raise the rest of the money needed to fund construction through philanthropic and corporate donations. The proposed project includes creating a "mock city" for police and firefighter trainees, a shooting range, and an emergency vehicle operations course.