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Residents and businesses press Seattle Council for action on Mt. Baker safety and sanitation
Summary
More than a dozen residents, volunteers and business owners during public comment described recurring encampments, drug dealing and property damage in Mt. Baker and North Rainier Valley, calling for faster enforcement, increased outreach and treatment and better coordination across agencies.
Residents and business owners from Mt. Baker and the North Rainier Valley urged the Seattle City Council on April 7 to respond more quickly to encampments, open drug use and repeated property crimes they said have degraded neighborhood safety and commerce.
Steve, a volunteer with a local cleanup group, said his team mapped more than 200 unhoused people in a corridor near light rail and cited financial losses to businesses: “The total financial impact for just these 34…
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