A Seattle City Councilmember has floated the idea of establishing sanctioned homeless encampments in downtown, according to a letter he sent to the mayor's office obtained by FOX 13. FOX13
Councilmember Andrew Lewis, the chair of the
To make it happen, Lewis wrote, "I would have Mayor Harrell promulgate an executive order to all departments to make any work order related to the homelessness emergency response the first priority of the department." Lewis estimates the initiative could cost between $8 million to $12 million a year if tiny house villages are constructed with the services needed to get people into permanent housing.The Washington State Senate, as requested by Gov. Jay Inslee, proposed a bill on Feb. 2 that would create a subdivision of the Department of Social and Health Services that would focus on ‘intergovernmental coordination to address the cleaning of homeless encampments.
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