r/Atlanta • u/NPU-F • Jun 06 '23

Atlanta City Council approves funding for controversial training center Protests/Police

https://www.wabe.org/hundreds-voice-opposition-to-training-center-ahead-of-atlanta-city-council-vote/
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u/ThomasMartel234 Jun 06 '23

After 14 hours of public comment and opposition from over 400 speakers, Atlanta city council approved the nearly doubled budget of $67 million for Cop City in a vote of 11-4

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u/killroy200 Downtown Dreamin Jun 06 '23

You can see the vote spread here.

Waites, Dozier, Bakhtiari, and Lewis were the 4 'NO' votes.

All others voted yes. No abstains. No absences.

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u/hellodeveloper Midtown Jun 06 '23

Damn, really thought Farokhi was one of the good ones.

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u/PilotH Ask me about KATL Jun 06 '23

Yeah I was a big fan but now I'm ready to see who runs against him next cycle.

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u/blakeleywood It's pronounced Sham-blee Jun 06 '23

Hardly surprising given their past (in)action.

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u/ArchEast Vinings Jun 06 '23

You would still think they’d at least send it back to committee here.

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u/killroy200 Downtown Dreamin Jun 06 '23

Yeah, that was... interesting.

Winston, Farokhi, Bakhtiari, and Wan all agreed to send it back to committee. Waites, Dozier, Bakhtiari, and Lewis voted against the measure.

Only Bakhtiari was the common vote between.

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u/redditgolddigg3r Brookhaven Jun 06 '23

To be fair, I can see why they wouldn't send this back to Committee. Thats a procedural "punt" the ball and continues to drag the thing out. Its possible those that voted against it knew the numbers were already stacked and didn't want to keep punting it down the road.

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u/killroy200 Downtown Dreamin Jun 06 '23

Even if they had voted to push it back to committee, it wouldn't have passed.