Seattle City Council members renew call to cut encampment cleanups
Seattle City Council members are once again attempting to limit cleanup of problem encampments, and limit funding to do so.
In a filing on Monday, Councilmembers Kshama Sawant, Teresa Mosqueda and Tammy Morales introduced budget amendment legislation to place extreme limitations on encampment removals, citing concerns over the spread of coronavirus. The trio would need enough votes from the council to approve the measure, as well as the approval of Mayor Jenny Durkan, to enact such a move.
While that does seem highly unlikely, the legislation has again stoked old debates about the best way to handle the unorganized tent cities which line certain public rights-of-way.
The city's Navigation Team, made up mostly of outreach workers, was created to help relocate unsheltered people and clean up the blight that can be associated with tent camps.
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