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Youth speakers, staff and volunteers press Redmond council over firehouse closure and teen center access
Summary
Multiple residents and youth representatives told Redmond City Council on July 15 that closures, limited access, and placement of furniture at the former firehouse site have reduced teen gathering space. Speakers praised a newly formed subcommittee and called for transparency about the closure and restoration of teen services.
Several teen participants, youth‑serving staff and community volunteers told the Redmond City Council on July 15 that the city’s closure of the longtime firehouse teen space and recent decisions about the site have left young people with fewer safe, accessible places to gather.
Wolf Adriatico, a frequent teen‑space speaker, described watching teens use the space and said the placement of furniture and limited access made them feel unheard: "I just felt as I was watching them, like, my heart sank because I knew that it being there meant we weren't being listened to." He added that requests repeatedly to remove certain furniture have gone unmet.
Multiple commenters at the meeting linked the firehouse closure to broader concerns about loss of…
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