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Redmond council to convene stakeholder group after community push to save Old Firehouse Teen Center
Summary
After months of public pressure and testimony from teens, former mayor and staff, Redmond City Council announced a stakeholder process to gather teen voices and community input on the future of the Old Firehouse Teen Center; no final decision was made at the Aug. 4 special meeting.
The Redmond City Council announced plans to convene a stakeholder group and council subcommittee to gather teen and community input on the future of the Old Firehouse Teen Center, but made no final decision at the Aug. 4 special business meeting.
Speakers at the meeting pressed the council to preserve the Old Firehouse as a teen center. Chester Anderson, a community member, told the council the building “really does stand for everything Redmond stands for,” and urged collaboration to preserve it. Resident Connor Graham described the Old Firehouse as “one of the safest venues” for teens and said other venues felt less secure. A parks staff member who spoke at public comment said the building’s condition showed only about 3% degradation since a 2015 assessment and criticized the administration’s handling and…
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