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Kent officials oppose state bill that would limit local camping rules; mayor seeks longer access to ALPR data
Summary
An unidentified city official told the council a state bill under consideration would largely eliminate cities’ ability to regulate illegal camping. Mayor Ralph said the city requested amendments to separate legislation on automated license-plate readers, asking to extend data access from 72 hours to 30 days.
During council reports on Jan. 20, an official (speaker 8, not named in the transcript) told the council that a bill advancing in the state legislature would "essentially eliminate, for all intents and purposes, the ability of the city of Kent to regulate in any way illegal camping anywhere within the city." The official said the city joined a multi-city letter…
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