2 city election, in which every council seat will be on the ballot. The city’s recent budget vote came less than five months out from the Nov.
Sheperd recently introduced an ordinance that would pave the way for the construction of a new public safety training center at the old Atlanta prison farm in DeKalb County, a proposal opposed by activists. “A massive amount, 75%, 80% of the people are saying, ‘Are you crazy? Why would we defund the police?’” Sheperd said Thursday while touring the city’s police academy, located in an old elementary school. But Councilwoman Joyce Sheperd, who chairs the council’s public safety committee, said the majority of residents in her predominantly Black southside district want more police presence to tackle crime.
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