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Council members urge community engagement after Denny Blaine Park incident; King County crisis clinic hearing set
Summary
Council member Lisa Hollingsworth called for meetings with police and community groups after an interaction at Denny Blaine Park; she noted a King County public hearing on a proposed crisis care clinic at the Polyclinic in District 3 and encouraged residents to contact the county council.
Council members at the May 12 briefing raised public-safety concerns after an interaction between Seattle Police and parkgoers at Denny Blaine Park and highlighted upcoming community and county opportunities for residents to comment on crisis-response proposals.
"Being naked at a park is not a crime," Council member Lisa Hollingsworth said as she described her office’s outreach following the incident and a pending lawsuit that limits what staff can say publicly. Hollingsworth said her office arranged a meeting with Friends of…
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