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| Council approves $100,000 to bus homeless out of King County |
| 2019-11-22 |
| [KING5] SEATTLE ‐ King County Council approved $100,000 in funding Wednesday for a program that would bus the homeless outside the county. Council members earmarked the money as part of $450 million in supplemental funding for the 2019-2021 biennial budget. Other items in the supplemental budget included money for more electric vehicle chargers, a campaign for human trafficking awareness, and extending a gender identity task force. Councilmember Reagan Dunn, who championed the bus ticket funding, said the King County Executive’s Office will also work on the design of his proposed Homeward Bound program, which would combine the five programs that currently provide family reunification services. It would also hand out bus tickets to the homeless for any destination that’s not in King County or an adjacent county. "This funding allows us to offer stop-gap family reunification services while collecting data that will inform the design of a dedicated Homeward Bound program," Dunn said in a statement. Although $100,000 is a significant increase over the $37,000 that Dunn said the county currently spends on family reunification, it’s much less than the $1 million that Dunn called for two months ago. "Considering that San Diego spends $1.2 million on their Homeward Bound program, ours will ultimately require a larger investment ‐ but for now, this is a good start," Dunn said in a statement. "We think the $100,000 is an appropriate amount given what the need is," said Lauren McGowan, the senior director for Ending Homelessness with United Way King County. McGowan said United Way has a similar program and it uses only a small fraction of the $2 million they dedicated to helping the homeless. Related: King County: 2019-11-18 King Co. Executive defends Sanctuary Policies while kids are killed. King County: 2019-11-07 Washington State may have defeated leftist move to gut anti quota law King County: 2019-10-22 Soros-Linked Group Targets Local Sheriffs And DAs To Thwart Immigration Enforcement Related: Homeless: 2019-11-19 Starbucks open-bathroom policy driving customers away –study Homeless: 2019-11-19 Chick-fil-A denies capitulating to LGBT activists; Christian groups won't be excluded from donations Homeless: 2019-11-13 Homeless man hurls bucket of diarrhea at woman near Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 Change it to outside the country and I'll be good with it. |
| Posted by: gorb 2019-11-22 23:59 |
| #11 If they get them across the range to Wenatchee or beyond, their reception might be a bit more than just 'legal'. Well, except for Spokane. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2019-11-22 13:12 |
| #10 Unless the bus lets them out in the middle of nowhere, I'd imagine people living wherever the bus stops will be ready to sue. |
| Posted by: Ebbinemp Clereting6518 2019-11-22 11:58 |
| #9 "Gender Identity Task Force!" I like it. Not as snappy as Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, or Bravo Zulu, but could be useful in dealing with our era's multitude of crapulosities. |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-11-22 11:33 |
| #8 ^ Snark in disguise? "G.I.T.F." = Git [the] F[ook outta here]? |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-11-22 11:28 |
| #7 gender identity task force. these fuckers are crazy |
| Posted by: chris 2019-11-22 10:28 |
| #6 IIRC, NYC does almost the same thing - sending homeless somewhere - any where - else. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2019-11-22 08:23 |
| #5 ....to Mercer Island. |
| Posted by: Uleck Spererong9442 2019-11-22 07:14 |
| #4 Not Bee? Damn, I'm on a losing streak. |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-11-22 05:02 |
| #3 Funny that the program is euphemized as 'offering family reunification services'. More honest name would be 'GTF outta here'. |
| Posted by: Thomogum Omereng5658 2019-11-22 01:27 |
| #2 As a Seattle is a "Sanctuary City" only the cynical might compare and contrast this with their stand on deporting illegal aliens... |
| Posted by: magpie 2019-11-22 01:22 |
| #1 Why don’t they just have the police pick them up and drive them out of town? They aren’t allowed to arrest and jail criminals so they should have time. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2019-11-22 00:41 |