Residents press council on Logan 6 development, alleged school‑district eminent domain abuse; trans resident asks Renton to adopt local anti‑discrimination law

Five speakers addressed the council during the audience‑comment period on neighborhood land‑use impacts and civil‑rights protections.

John Houston, who identified himself as a Renton resident, urged the council to investigate a claim that his family's property was taken under eminent domain by the Renton School District and later sold. "There's a state bill working through the senate right now, that will stop school districts like Renton School District from taking land and not using it for what they say they're gonna use it for, then turn around and sell it for a profit," Houston said. He asked the city to update him on any research the council had begun into his family's case and provided personal context about the effect on his family.

Several speakers from the North Renton neighborhood expressed frustration with city engagement on the Logan 6 development and with perceived departures from…