Tacoma Business Council announcement.
This coming Tuesday, Oct. 11 the City Council will vote on Ordinance 28831. That law would prohibit unsanctioned encampments within 10-blocks of temporary shelters. Act now to show your support for this Ordinance. The deadline for written comments is Monday, October 10 at 5 pm. Click here to email your comments to the City Clerk.
You can also show your support by speaking at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. You can participate in person or via zoom. City Council meetings are held in Council Chambers on the first floor of the Tacoma Municipal Building at 747 Market Street.
If you would like to participate by Zoom, the webinar link is: www.zoom.us/j/84834233126 Passcode: 349099
Please OPPOSE the ban on encampments on public property. This is a criminalizing and punitive approach and does not address alternative solutions to housing the houseless. This is a bandaid approach to address the problem of encampments and houseless people will scatter into other public spaces in other cities, including Lakewood, The houseless encampment problem will not go away as long as the counties and cities do not work together to designate managed areas for small homes for people to live in. The rising cost of living will only exacerbate this problem. Please speak out against Ordinance 28831.
Thank you