Officials from the City of Atlanta have refused to verify tens of thousands of signatures submitted by activists who have been trying for two years to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training center
Atlanta officials refused to verify tens of thousands of signatures submitted on Monday by activists trying to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training center, the latest setback for organizers who have accused the city of trying to illegitimately push the project forward.
, but an appellate court on Sept. 1 paused the enforcement of that order, throwing the effort into legal limbo.The city’s latest move took activists by surprise and further outraged organizers, who have accused officials of trying to illegitimately push through the construction of the project in an urban forest. Environmentalists and anti-police protesters across the country have rallied against the center.
“The city is not in a position, does not have discretion, to choose to accept the petitions today, at least not to start the 50-day clock,” attorney Robert Ashe told reporters during a virtual news conference. The city had previously said it plans to pore over each signature and toss any that do not meet the qualifications, unless the resident fixes the issue. Dickens, one of the chief proponents of the training center, has previously expressed skepticism that the signatures were being collected honestly.
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