In the April 12, 2016 Study Session Council decided to limit stays at each site to 120 days to ensure Ed Hill will not be burdened with year-round encampments. Each hosting church will have three stays with 12 months between stays for a time uncertain for each permit. A Council Hearing will be scheduled in the near future to address organizer background checks and service provider access to the camps.
An in depth article on tent encampments in the Redmond Reporter's March 11, 2016 edition, attracted six Redmond citizens to speak at Redmond's "Items from the Audience" in Council's March 15,2016 business meeting. (Click to watch the video)/All had safety and quality of life concerns about Council's proposed amendment to the ordinance.
Noticeably absent during the March 15 Items were ordinance advocates. One can assume tent city advocates had been adequately heard by the Planning Commission and Council and they were fully confident the ordinance would pass.
The amendment will significantly increase the presence of camps in Redmond with potential for year-round encampments on Education Hill. Camp stays will increase from 4 months to 6 months and stays can occur six months per year for the next five years. St Jude and Redwood Family Church are the only churches that host Redmond encampments and they are both on Education Hill.
An in depth article on tent encampments in the Redmond Reporter's March 11, 2016 edition, attracted six Redmond citizens to speak at Redmond's "Items from the Audience" in Council's March 15,2016 business meeting. (Click to watch the video)/All had safety and quality of life concerns about Council's proposed amendment to the ordinance.
Noticeably absent during the March 15 Items were ordinance advocates. One can assume tent city advocates had been adequately heard by the Planning Commission and Council and they were fully confident the ordinance would pass.
The amendment will significantly increase the presence of camps in Redmond with potential for year-round encampments on Education Hill. Camp stays will increase from 4 months to 6 months and stays can occur six months per year for the next five years. St Jude and Redwood Family Church are the only churches that host Redmond encampments and they are both on Education Hill.