Redmond Accepts Tent City
The Redmond City Council accepted Tent City 4’s presence in the city through a 5-1 vote last Tuesday. The council was reinstating the permit issued by its planning director and overturned by the hearing examiner. The council’s move was a smart one, but I wouldn’t be surprised by an appeal.
Tent City 4 has been in Redmond since February 11th, but the permitted process began considerably earlier. The timeline for these permits needs improvement statewide.
The most contentious point, though, remains in dispute:
The council’s decision to uphold the permit does not resolve one disputed condition whether the required background checks will be conducted by the King County Sheriff’s Office, as Tent City 4 has proposed, or by Redmond police, as some Redmond residents have insisted.
[Harmon] said council members may have to determine whether the land-use code extends to this type of permit condition.
Source:
- Tent city may stay at Redmond church, Seattle Times, Mar. 28, 2007, Page B3
From the April 1, 2007 Seattle Times.
CORRECTION:
Comments in this story Wednesday about Tent City’s stay at St. Jude Catholic Church in Redmond were incorrectly attributed to planning director Rob Odle. Rod T. Harmon, attorney for St. Jude, was the one who said the City Council may have to make a determination about land-use code. He also said the church will not have to pay fines for hosting the encampment without a valid permit. But that has not yet been determined.
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