Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall says the recent amendment to the city’s public camping ban would criminalize things that people can’t help.
BURIEN, Wash. — King County and the King County sheriff filed a legal complaint to determine the constitutionality of a recent amendment made to Burien’s public camping ban.
Last week, the Burien City Council approved an amendment to its existing ordinance that would create more limitations for people experiencing homelessness in the city. The amendment, approved by a 5-2 vote, creates a 500-foot buffer zone around parks, libraries, schools, daycares, and senior centers and makes it illegal for the unhoused to sleep overnight in those areas.
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