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SeaTac council weighs state bill on camping restrictions; members split on AWC position
Summary
City Manager briefed council on House Bill 1380 (siting/time/manner test for camping restrictions). Councilors split: some urged support for Association of Washington Cities' concerns about litigation risk, others want clearer statewide standards.
City Manager Jonathan Young asked the council for direction on House Bill 1380, a state proposal that would require municipalities to make restrictions on public camping objectively reasonable as to time, place and manner and could allow people experiencing unsheltered homelessness to sue local governments, he said.
Young told council the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) has raised concerns that an “objectively reasonable” standard could increase litigation against cities and reduce deference that followed the U.S.…
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