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Residents press council on Riverview Park encampment, disabled-parking towing and downtown foot traffic
Summary
Several residents raised public-safety and quality-of-life concerns: a long-running homeless encampment at Riverview Park, alleged towing of cars displaying disabled placards at a downtown nail salon, building boiler failures affecting hot water, and proposals to boost Sunday downtown activity.
A series of public commenters brought several neighborhood and service issues to the Renton City Council.
Maria Hudson, who identified herself as an unhoused resident of Bellevue, urged the council to take child-trafficking reports seriously and criticized law-enforcement responses, submitting materials that reference criminal statutes and King County Special Assault Unit protocols. Hudson told the council she had submitted state codes and asked for police follow-up.
Melody Stoll said she regularly patronizes a nail salon…
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