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Recent e-mail from HPAC below. They had invited Councilmember Licata to address their next meeting this Wednesday (October 24), but he was unable to attend due to a scheduling conflict. I plan on going to the meeting anyway, though.
Nickelsville: We just spoke with the Mayor’s office about Nickelsville. We’ve been fielding questions and concerns daily about the encampment. The mayor’s office has asked DPD to search for potential temporary sites for Nickelsville, and they are working on identifying some. Nick Licata will meet with the Mayor “soon” to discuss options for Nickelsville, who have expressed a willingness to move if an appropriate site is located. The Food Lifeline interest in the property is real and pressing, the city is looking into it. We feel that between pressure from the impending weather, pressure from folks ready to see another neighborhood have a turn hosting the encampment, pressure from folks that would like to see a more appropriate site for the encampment that includes water and electricity, and pressure from Food Lifeline… we may finally be seeing some changes soon. So now is a good and appropriate time to contact the Mayor’s office and Nick Licata’s office if you’d like to see some changes for Nickelsville. We at HPAC will be passing on the comments from our survey, again, so don’t feel the need to rewrite what we’ve already asked you to write. But if you didn’t get a chance to participate in that survey or have something you’d like to say to our political leaders about Nickelsville, NOW IS THE TIME!!
Email the Mayor: http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/citizen_response.htm
Email Councilman Licata: nick.licata@seattle.gov or call 206-684-8803
Next HPAC meeting: Wednesday, October 24, 6:30 potluck, 7:00 meeting at the Highland Park Improvement Club on 12th and Holden.