Land Grab
Tuesday evening, the Redmond City Council voted 5-1 in favor of gifting Plymouth Housing a multimillion dollar piece of prime real estate in the downtown core.
It’s still not a done deal, but the controversial homeless housing provider is another step closer to building out an apartment complex for mentally ill and drug addicted homeless individuals in one of the busiest parts of the city. As you can imagine, angry residents were stunned by the move and say the council should have delayed the vote.
By the way, there was no public comment period. The council also signaled that more low barrier permanent supportive housing is on the way. Some Redmond residents told me they only have two choices: Put up a ferocious fight or move out of the city. Settling is not an option.
FINAL Vote:
CM Jessica Forsythe-Yes
CM Vanessa Kritzer-Yes
CM Angie Nuevacamina-Yes
CM Osman Salahuddin-Yes
CM Melissa Stuart-Yes
CM Jeralee Anderson-No
CM Steve Fields-Absent