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Business owners and community members urge release of $11M for tiny-house shelters and action on stolen-goods market in Little Saigon
Summary
At Seattle's public safety committee, multiple speakers from Little Saigon and Belltown urged lifting an $11,000,000 proviso to expand tiny-house shelters and called for stronger enforcement against organized street vending and fencing of stolen goods that they link to the local drug market.
Dozens of residents, business owners and neighborhood organizations told the Seattle Public Safety Committee on April 28 that Little Saigon and other commercial corridors are suffering from persistent open-air drug use, theft and a growing market in stolen goods.
Sharon Lee, who identified herself as executive director of Lehigh and a large employer in Little Saigon, told the committee: "People are shoplifting and bringing goods to Little Saigon to sell for cash to buy drugs." She said SDOT and other enforcement mechanisms have not effectively addressed unpermitted vending…
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