Dear world,
Tonight I’m going to make a motion that Renton City Council pass the following resolution. Our Council Liaison is actively working to notify other council members, but I wanted the rest of the world to know as well….
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‘It is moved that Renton City Council Adopt the following position by resolution:
The Renton City Council continues to be committed to the revitalization of the Highlands community, especially the sub-area that has been the focus of the City’s attention most recently.
Because a good deal of negative attention has been focused on the State’s Community Renewal Act, particularly the portion that allows for the potential use of eminent domain, Council recommends that the administration continue working with the community on redevelopment opportunities, through appropriate rezoning of the area, without the use of the Community Renewal Act, or eminent domain, to achieve these goals.
Council also supports the use of an aggressive code enforcement effort to target those properties that violate city codes and are a public nuisance and a police enforcement plan that will result in reducing overall crime problems in the community that have been identified by the administration.
It is recommended that there be additional meetings of the Committee of the Whole, in the upcoming weeks, to finalize a rezoning of the area that will meet the needs of current property owners, while also providing new opportunities and encouragement for developers to make an investment in this community.’
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Tonight’s meeting is not a scheduled public hearing, so anyone who feels the desire to comment on this matter would need to do so in the Audience Comment section at the beginning or end of the meeting. The staff has not had time to prepare for large crowds, so I’m not necessarily encouraging you all turnout, but you may want to tune into the meeting and/or make sure enough folks are attending to represent your interests.
I’ll let you know how it went with an entry after the meeting!
Best Wishes,
Randy
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