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Renton residents urge clearer city communication, cite nuisance property; caller proposes pilot for ‘smart disposal’
Summary
Speakers at the Renton council meeting criticized the city’s communication about a problem property at 5th and Park, urged stronger enforcement, raised tenant safety concerns, and proposed a pilot to charge for solid-waste disposal by weight.
Several Renton residents used the audience-comment period to press the city for clearer communication about an ongoing problem property near 5th and Park and to propose changes to solid-waste billing.
Nora Schultz, who identified herself as a nearby property owner, said she and neighbors have repeatedly asked the city for help at the 5th and Park site and feel they have not received timely communication. Schultz said trespassing signs and fencing had been installed but that the fence had holes and remained ineffective, that the banner removed quickly, and that people in the area are afraid to be out after dark. She said the lack of communication and visible…
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