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Vote On Sale Of Atlanta Jail To Fulton County Expected At Next Council Meeting
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
4
First seen
Oct 18, 1:53 PM EDT
updated Oct 19, 10:26 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WSB-TV (Channel 2 ABC), WXIA (11Alive NBC) and 2 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
The Atlanta City Council narrowly approved the sale of the city jail and detention center to Fulton County for $68 million, WSB-TV (Channel 2 ABC) and Rough Draft Atlanta reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (4), version 4, Oct 19, 11:36 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Atlanta City Council votes to sell detention center to Fulton County for $68 million · Rough Draft Atlanta
- Atlanta City Council narrowly approves $68 million sale of city jail to Fulton County · WSB-TV (Channel 2 ABC)
- Atlanta City Council approves sale of city jail to Fulton County · WANF (Atlanta News First CBS)
- City Council approves Atlanta jail sale to Fulton County · WXIA (11Alive NBC)
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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