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Renton council adopts 6-month moratorium on new detention, transport and food-service facilities for detainees
Summary
The Renton City Council voted unanimously to adopt an emergency six-month moratorium on applications to establish, expand or change use to detention, transportation or food-service facilities for people detained by law enforcement, directing staff to review municipal code and propose regulations.
The Renton City Council adopted an emergency ordinance establishing a six-month moratorium on the acceptance or processing of applications to establish, expand or change the use of facilities for detention, transportation or food services for people detained by local, state or federal law enforcement.
Council carried the ordinance through a second-and-final reading and a roll-call vote in which all present members signaled “aye.” The measure includes a declaration of emergency and sets a public…
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