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With 60 days to go before the World Cup arrives in Seattle, there are still more questions than answers about Mayor Katie Wilson’s plan to bring 500 new shelter units online, in what is seen as a first test of her goal to rapidly increase shelter throughout her term. The Seattle City Council is set to sign off on new laws to speed up construction. Shelter providers and city workers are surveying suitable locations. Wilson announced the first 75. But with 425 to go, city staff gauging her timeline as “unrealistic” and funding still short of the need, Wilson’s staff acknowledges her self-imposed deadline of June 15 is a stretch. If she clears it, building the first 500 will only be the beginning in many ways. She will have to continue building thousands more to fulfill her ultimate aim of 4,000 by the end of her term, and she hasn’t yet had to contend with public response to a final cost estimate and where they will be located. submitted by /u/Parking-Picture-1481 |
