Opponents of Atlanta’s controversial public safety training center said they collected more than 116,000 signatures to force a referendum on the project they’ve dubbed “Cop City.”
A group gathered to deliver the petitions at Atlanta City Hall on Monday, Sept. 11.
The initial goal had been to collect 70,000 signatures — or 15% of Atlanta’s registered voters as of the last election. But, organizer Mary Hooks said, the movement saw mass mobilization.
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