亚特兰大市议会8比7通过决议 6,800万美元出售市拘留中心给富尔顿县
亚特兰大——位于佐治亚州富尔顿县的亚特兰大，市议会10月19日以8票对7票通过决议，将亚特兰大市拘留中心以6,800万美元出售给富尔顿县，为县方增加约1,300张床位，缓解 Rice Street 县监狱的过度拥挤；该监狱目前受联邦法院同意令约束。
按协议，出售后市政府仍可按每年1美元的象征性租金继续使用部分设施，租期最长50年；县政府现有租用空间的租约将于12月到期。这项交易由市长 Andre Dickens 推动、谈判历时数月，富尔顿县委员会主席 Robb Pitts 表示支持。
投反对票的七名议员为 Michael Julian Bond、Byron Amos、Jason Dozier、Eshe Collins、Liliana Bakhtiari、Kelsea Bond 与 Antonio Lewis，他们的顾虑集中在财政安排、市惩教人员去向、县方接收能力以及警长 Patrick Labat 的人手配置。
据 FOX 5 Atlanta 报道，市议会就该交易辩论了约三个小时。市方测算，出售后每年可节省约1800万至2000万美元经常性开支（该中心现运营成本约3000万美元一年）。反对者除质疑县警长部门人手与主监狱处于联邦同意令监管外，还主张将该建筑改作社区资源中心，而非继续用作拘押设施。
Atlanta Council Votes 8–7 to Sell City Detention Center to Fulton County for $68 Million
Atlanta — In Atlanta, a city in Fulton County, Georgia, the City Council voted 8–7 on October 19 to approve the $68 million sale of the Atlanta City Detention Center to Fulton County, adding roughly 1,300 beds amid overcrowding at the Rice Street county jail, which operates under a federal consent decree.
Under the deal, the city will keep using part of the facility under a $1-a-year lease lasting up to 50 years; the county's existing lease of space in the building expires in December. The agreement follows months of negotiation led by Mayor Andre Dickens, and Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts supports it.
The seven no votes — Michael Julian Bond, Byron Amos, Jason Dozier, Eshe Collins, Liliana Bakhtiari, Kelsea Bond and Antonio Lewis — raised concerns over the finances, the future of city corrections staff, the county's capacity and staffing under Sheriff Patrick Labat.
According to FOX 5 Atlanta, the council debated the deal for about three hours. City officials estimate the sale would save roughly $18 million to $20 million a year in recurring costs, against current operating costs of about $30 million a year. Beyond citing sheriff's staffing and the federal consent decree over the main jail, opponents also argued the building should be converted into a community resource center rather than remain a detention facility.
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