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Residents urge Kennewick council to block neighborhood placement of less-restrictive housing for violent offenders
Summary
Dozens of residents addressed the Kennewick City Council on March 3 opposing a proposed less-restrictive alternative (LRA) residence in a residential neighborhood, citing vandalism, safety concerns near schools and childcare, and calls for industrial siting or legislative change.
Dozens of residents told the Kennewick City Council on March 3 that a planned less-restrictive alternative (LRA) residence for people convicted of violent offenses should not be located in an 8th Avenue neighborhood.
At the public-comment portion of the meeting, multiple speakers — including Tiffany Thornhill, Jeannie Gilmore, Katie Perry and Doug Fearing — described repeated vandalism at the property that neighbors say was announced to police only after the owner was contacted, expressed concern about proximity to a planned childcare facility and playground, and urged the city to either require different siting or seek legislative changes. "When…
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