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Public commenters press council to fill Renters Commission; critics fault absences that stalled appointments
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged the Seattle City Council to confirm long-delayed appointments to the Seattle Renters Commission and criticized council members' absences that contributed to a missed quorum last week. The council placed 18 appointments on the consent calendar and they were adopted.
Several members of the public used the July 29 public-comment period to demand that the Seattle City Council finish appointing members to the Seattle Renters Commission and to criticize council members whose absences contributed to a lack of quorum at a recent meeting.
Multiple speakers called for immediate confirmation of nominees after an 18-month delay. Austin Shea, a renter from District 7, urged the council to confirm the appointments and said…
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