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North Renton residents urge immediate action on blighted properties at 6th and Park and 110 Pele Avenue
Summary
Multiple Renton residents told the City Council the vacant properties at 6th and Park and a nearby house at 110 Pele Avenue pose public-safety and health hazards; the mayor said staff has been working for months and the council will meet in executive session about the property.
Several Renton residents urged the City Council Tuesday night to take faster action to secure and remediate blighted properties in North Renton, particularly the abandoned buildings at North 6th and Park Avenue and a troubled house at 110 Pele Avenue.
Neighbors described broken windows, large graffiti tags, structural damage, drug activity and detritus spilling into public spaces. “The abandoned properties at 6th and Park present risks to our community,” said Pima Cabalpa, a Renton resident, noting the site is “less than 1 half mile” from Satori Elementary School. “They become increasingly unsound structurally,” Cabalpa said.
Everett Chun, who said he lives next to 110 Pele Avenue, told the council the former occupant died of a fentanyl overdose on…
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