SAND Resolution in regards to City of Atlanta Ordinance 21-O-0367

SAND Leadership will be presenting a resolution to the body on August 12, 2021, in regards to the City of Atlanta Ordinance 21-O-0367 (the APF proposed public safety training facility at the site of the former Honor Farm aka Old Atlanta Prison Farm). Please see below for the proposed resolution that will be voted on by the body:

Resolution in regards to City of Atlanta Ordinance 21-O-0367

On Behalf of the South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development

1. The South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development, comprised of residents of the Benteen Park, Boulevard Heights, Custer-McDonough-Guice, Glenwood Park, North Ormewood Park, Ormewood Park, and Woodland Hills neighborhoods, resolves to reject a proposal by the Atlanta Police Foundation to locate its proposed public safety training facility at the site of the former Honor Farm (aka Old Atlanta Prison Farm). SAND supports the site’s conservation in-perpetuity for passive greenspace, natural habitat restoration, and future public recreation uses, as promulgated in the Atlanta City Design and adopted into the official city charter in December 2017.

2. The South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development further resolves that we recognize the need for the highest standards in readiness and tactical training in support of all City of Atlanta and metro-area public safety officials and first-responders. As such, SAND supports a thorough and transparent public-interest review of the place-based needs and objectives for such training. This includes performance of a qualified and transparent feasibility study, aimed at identifying existing available facilities; their capabilities and conditions, as well as siting any such newly proposed facilities at a location(s) compatible with such training requirements while being sensitive to land use planning and especially to minimizing adverse effects on stakeholder communities, whether they are inside or outside of the incorporated limits of the City of Atlanta.