Stop Seattle From Turning Our Parks Into Homeless Encampments

Please stop

I oppose this bill in its entirety.

This proposal is just crazy. I will not support this and in the next election I will not support any candidate who is connected to this action.

Do not do this to our green spaces.

Stop this MADNESS!!!!

This approach merely seems to be a short-sighted solution to an epidemic plaguing our city and doesn't actually solve the problem but shifts to more 'out of sight' locations, closer to private residences, where children and families will be subject to the many negative impacts of homeless encampments. While I strongly support a way to help the homeless in our city, this method falls woefully short of providing a health and safe solution. With all the horrible problems highlighted with encampments like 'The Jungle' I can't believe the leaders of this city would even entertain such an approval. It's irresponsible at best.

Just enforce the law equally.

Parks are always threatened by the Tragedy of the Commons. If we don't protect them, we lose them.

This legislation only hurts taxpayers who pay for these parks. It does nothing to help the homeless. This is by far the most irresponsible, shortsighted, and thoughtless legislation I've ever seen come out of our city council.

This is not the way to solve the problem. We have an SDOT right of way attached to our property. When we moved in we spent hundreds of dollars hauling disgusting garbage to the dump. In our case this could mean people camped practically in our yard. There are obvious security and hygiene concerns. Seattle is a wealthy city, we can do better. Martha

This is a terrible idea. It didn't work in Portland and it won't work here. Keep our parks free for public use, not camping.

Do not legislate a right to camp on public property, property that taxpayers passed levies to protect and enhance as public spaces for everyone.

Housing for homeless yes. Living in parks no

How about doing something positive for the tax paying citizen

This is a really terrible idea and I will be voting out the mayor and city counsel members that voted for this!

This is bad for everyone!

This issue needs to go before the voters. The majority of the council are completely out of touch with the views of their constituents.

Opening our parks to tent campers is a terrible idea.

This is not the solution. You will drive tax payers away from Seattle.

There needs to housing for these people. These people need a place to live and that is much more important that spending money on bicycle lanes.