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Frustrations boil over at West Seattle light rail proposal town hall
Frustrations boil over at West Seattle light rail proposal town hall
Several businesses will have to relocate if the West Seattle Link Extension proposal moves forward as expected.
SEATTLE – Frustrations arose at a transit town hall meeting in West Seattle where locals wanted specific answers about how a light rail proposal might impact their homes and businesses.
It was a chance for many to ask questions of transit leaders that some business owners and residents feel have gone unanswered so far.
“We are going to do so much more planning than a retail space,” said Erin Rubin, Mode Music Founder & Managing Director.
Rubin is one of the business owners who spoke during public comment Wednesday night. She’ll have to relocate if the West Seattle Link Extension proposal moves forward as expected.
“We are starting to get to the point, get to the feeling that if we are going to move, we are going to have to fund that move or be prepared to fund that move yourself,” said Rubin.
Laurel Trujillo, the owner of Ounces Taproom, also came to Tuesday’s meeting, hoping to learn more about what’s next for business owners who will be forced to relocate.
“We’ve constantly been asking for concrete information,” said Trujillo. “It’s all kind of fallen on deaf ears.”
Some members of the crowd asked Director of Community Relations, Leda Chahm, to get specific about what businesses would be impacted. She said they could keep it general. Another Sound Transit official added that the panel didn’t come prepared to speak about each property impacted by the project.
“As we move forward, into design we will be doing a lot more exploration once we know what the project is that we will be building and learn more, about what that process is,” they said.
During the question and answer period, one man asked why a proposal was made to send the light rail line through the West Seattle Health Club pool.
“I’d love to know why the decision has been made to this point,” he said.
The owner of School of Rock in West Seattle also expressed frustration at a lack of clear financial support.
“It’s a joke that there isn’t more people helping. So, what is it that we have to do? What was the trick? Was it a lawsuit?,” said Philip Gustavson of School of Rock. “You guys have to answer this question. I asked it so many times.”
When Faith Roland of Sound Transit explained some of the ways that they calculate moving expenses, Gustavson said that the Sound Transit team had already told him he was out of luck.
“When I said, ‘Are we basically screwed?’, your whole team nodded at me on Zoom,” said Gustavson.
“Well, I’ll apologize in front of everybody today to say that that won’t happen again,” said Roland.
Trujillo asked Roland for an estimate on how much it had cost in out-of-pocket expenses for other businesses that had been forced to move during previous projects.
“Do you provide 100% of the relocation assistance needed for these businesses to fully and successfully relocate?”, asked Trujillo.
Roland only said that transit has successfully relocated 1,200 to 1,500 residents and businesses in the past.
Rubin is asking other businesses that have been forced to relocate due to transit projects to contact her directly. She provided this email at contact@modemusicstudios.com for those businesses to contact her.
“I would welcome anyone that did have a successful story or unsuccessful story to reach out to us,” said Rubin.
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‘Do you care more about the kids or the drug addicts?’: Jake calls out Seattle for potential homeless shelters near schools – MyNorthwest.com
After the Seattle City Council moved forward with legislation that would expand temporary homeless shelters without buffer zones near schools, KIRO host Jake Skorheim questioned who the city really cares about.
Jake wondered aloud about what goes on in a Seattle City Council member’s head, assuming they even read the proposal.
“They see the thing, they go like, ‘Well, what do we think about this one here, about school zones?’ They’re like, ‘I don’t know about that. Let’s scratch that out. We can have homeless people around school zones, drug addicts, people who are trying to get their fix,’” he said on “The Jake and Spike Show” on KIRO Newsradio.
Seattle legislation would increase shelter capacity by 50%
If approved, the legislation would let temporary shelter sites, including tiny home villages, RV safe lots, and tent encampments, increase capacity by 50%, raising the maximum from 100 to 150 residents.
Approved amendments would require sites with more than 100 beds to maintain public safety plans and around-the-clock staffing. Another amendment would require shelters to establish agreements with surrounding neighborhoods outlining expectations for resident behavior and site management. A final amendment mandates at least one manager for every 15 high-needs residents.
Still, several nonprofits urged council members to pass the bill without amendments, arguing the added restrictions could slow resources to people experiencing homelessness and further stigmatize them.
Jake had a question for city leaders: “Who do you care more about? You care more about the kids or the homeless drug addicts?”
Watch the full discussion in the video above.
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Seattle beer garden employee found fatally shot inside business
SEATTLE — Seattle police are investigating a homicide after a man was found dead Saturday morning at a business in the city’s Lake City neighborhood, authorities said.
Officers responded to the 8500 block of Lake City Way Northeast after employees arriving to open the Growler Guys, a beer garden and restaurant, discovered a deceased man inside around 9 a.m. Saturday, Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes said at the scene.
The man, who police confirmed to be an employee in his early 20s, appeared to have died from gunshot wounds, Barnes said.
Seattle Fire Department personnel pronounced him dead.
Dozens of friends and family members of the young victim spent hours on the scene Saturday, and many were visibly overcome with emotion.
Kelly Dole, owner of the Growler Guys, described the victim as a warm, light-hearted young man.
“He was the type of friend that everybody wanted to have,” Dole said. “His group of friends, which includes my son, are really going to miss him. They’re about as tight as a group of young men can be.”
The victim had been working at the business the night before; however, Seattle police have not confirmed when the shooting happened or what may have led up to it.
“When we have things like this, we have to reevaluate what we could’ve done better,” Chief Barnes said. “How can we make sure that we’re doing everything in our power to bring justice to this family, because quite frankly, they deserve it.”
Detectives are focusing their investigation on the business and were processing the scene for evidence Saturday. Officers, investigators, chaplains, and support services were present.
The restaurant’s owners are cooperating with police, Barnes said. Dole was emotional while speaking with KOMO News about how the tragic shooting has shaken his neighborhood business.
“He always had a smile; he was so buoyant, you could never get him down,” Dole talked about the victim. “The world lost someone important today.”
Authorities said residents can expect an increased police presence in the area as the investigation continues and in the coming days.
There is no suspect information at this time, and police did not make any arrests. The circumstances leading up to the killing are under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000.
The killing marks Seattle’s 12th homicide of the year, according to Barnes.
This is a developing news story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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