The new ordinance does not require testing of people — only throughout the building and will happen annually.
EVERETT, Wash. — Christina Trechel and her 18-month-old son were forced to evacuate from Clare’s Place supportive housing last year after the building became contaminated with toxic drug residue.
“You could smell it. You could taste it,” she said. “We don’t need to be getting sick and as I’m recovering from an addiction, I don’t need to be around it either.”
Clare’s closed for months in late 2023 and cost millions to sanitize.
That shelter is privately owned, but it serves as a cautionary
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