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Cold‑weather sheltering activated; mayor thanks Fusion and city outlines shelter counts as public raised day‑center concerns
Summary
Mayor Jim Farrell reported Jan. 21 that Fusion Family Center sheltered 70 people during a recent stretch of dangerously cold weather and thanked Fusion staff for their work; he also said the King County Regional Homeless Authority activated warming centers in the region.
Mayor Jim Farrell used his emerging‑issues report at the Jan. 21 meeting to update the council on cold‑weather sheltering and to thank Fusion Family Center for its work during a recent stretch of dangerously low temperatures.
"That organization has literally saved lives," the mayor said, recounting counts supplied by the city’s human services coordinator. According to the mayor’s report, between Jan.…
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