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Residents urge Renton to act on blighted Park Avenue buildings, cite fires and contamination concerns
Summary
Residents told the council the Park Avenue buildings remain unsafe months after earlier complaints, reporting daily incidents, another fire and possible contamination; they urged the city to secure and remediate the properties.
Several residents used the Sept. 16 audience comment period to press the City of Renton to take immediate action on blighted and potentially contaminated properties on North 6th and Park Avenue. P. Michael Labazo and Carol Fries described repeated safety incidents and voiced frustration at the pace of municipal response.
"Those buildings are literally time bombs," P. Michael Labazo said, recounting repeated fires and arguing the…
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