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Councilmembers ask staff to check trail encampment and discuss Monroe Reef Park support
Summary
Committee members asked staff to investigate a growing homeless encampment near the BPA Trail entrance and reported a separate unauthorized refuge behind a Dollar Tree; Councilmember Susan Honda asked about potential emergency funding (about $50,000) for Monroe Reef Park and volunteer support for its maintenance.
Committee members raised two neighborhood park and public‑safety concerns during other business and asked staff for follow‑up.
One councilmember asked staff to investigate what they described as a growing homeless encampment near the entrance to the BPA Trail and an apparent unauthorized refuge on a parcel behind the Dollar Tree on 18th Avenue South. The member said they would follow up with an email to…
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