Homelessness
Escalating Homelessness Woes Prompt Cancellation of Olympia Condo Project
Other cities around the country, including Seattle, are also coping with business disruptions due to rising homelessness
The Percival condo project planned for downtown Olympia has been cancelled, with the developer citing the “social climate” in the state capital’s downtown as a major contributing factor to the project’s demise.
Mayor Warns Seattle City Council Against Blocking Removal of Illegal Homeless Encampments
In a memo this week, Tim Burgess and several city officials warned councilmembers that blocking the removal of unauthorized homeless encampments would raise health and safety concerns.
Mayor Tim Burgess warned Seattle City Councilmembers in a memo yesterday that adoption of a proposal to block the removal of unauthorized homeless encampments would create an elevated public health and safety risk to the people of Seattle and hamper the citys efforts to move the homeless into safer, more stable housing. The proposal, by…