Atlanta residents take fight over $90m ‘Cop City’ police training site to city hall

Petition to Fulton county superior court seeks halt to building work while appeal against huge police training center is ruled on

Recent mornings at South River Forest, south-east of Atlanta, have begun with workers driving tractors around, clearing paths and felling trees, guarded by more than 100 police officers.

The workers are taking the first steps in building an 85-acre, $90m police and fire department training center planned for the land, called Cop City" by activists.