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Residents urge pause to Renton High School expansion, cite displacement and eminent domain history
Summary
Public commenters asked the Renton City Council to put the Renton High School expansion on hold, citing potential displacement of low-income and immigrant households and recent state legislation they say addresses eminent domain returns.
Several Renton residents urged the Renton City Council to pause the Renton High School expansion project and to address possible displacement of nearby households.
“I am requesting that the Renton High School Expansion Project be put on hold,” said Angie Lalainen, who told the council she had reviewed the city’s comprehensive plan and housing action plan and concluded the district’s process risked displacing long-standing, low-income and immigrant residents. Lalainen said she had seen SEPA reviews filed before land-use applications appeared on the city website and that signs notifying neighbors were posted only this week.
The concern ties to a broader narrative raised by another public speaker. “An $11,500,000 science…
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