A first for Renton; British paper “Daily Mail” covers Renton City Council position 2 race

What CARMEN COULD HAVE DONE to protect the safety of North Renton was to LISTEN TO NEIGHBORS WHEN THEY BROUGHT THE PROBLEM TO THE COUNCIL 3 YEARS AGO!!!

Instead, she ignored repeated warnings, hiding behind a “don’t disturb the unhoused” approach, and turned her back on residents due to her own personal agenda.

It wasn’t until RE-ELECTION became an issue that she started pretending to address it at the Crime & Safety Committee. Even then, her focus was on proving neighbors wrong, pushing “there are no calls for service” instead of addressing the real problems. She kept repeating there was a “reduction in calls” when, in ONE MONTH ALONE:
1 – An overdose took another life in the building.
2 – Teenagers threw HVAC units off the roof into traffic.
3 – Another multi-jurisdictional fire broke out.
All of this in a building that isn’t even supposed to be occupied — and all while Carmen claimed “there have been no substantial incidents.”

If Carmen cared about your neighborhood and the impact this building has had, she would have:

Asked RRFA why they aren’t enforcing the owner’s contract to provide a fire watch.

Questioned why, out of all the city fines issued, only $1,000 came from RRFA despite the huge cost in resources to deal with this property.

Called out the millions of gallons of water wasted when occupants broke the main water line and flooded the garage.

Reached out to local businesses to hear their experiences.

Met with the principal at the elementary school a block away to learn about the drugs, crime, and theft linked to the building’s occupants.

Insisted on a fence and security at the property.

Had the City board up the broken windows, pick up the garbage and paint over the graffiti rather than just removing the signs off the building that wounded their egos.

Instead, CARMEN has been too busy trying to prove neighbors “exaggerated” about the problems at the building (her own words).

Rather than defending a councilmember who ignored residents to push her own agenda, maybe ASK CARMEN why she failed to act — and why others, like Randy, are left to bring transparency or challenge Mary on “what’s she going to do?”

Direct the questions about the FENTANYL FUN HOUSE at the INCUMBENT who’s done nothing to reduce the impact, instead of at those working to fix the problems Carmen ignored.

Or keep defending her — and expect more of the same: an unsafe building, drug use normalized, police pursuits removed, and efforts to DEFUND & ABOLISH THE POLICE. Hard to complain about the problem when you’re protecting the very person contributing to it.