Auburn City Council OKs 'tough love' for homeless people who repeatedly refuse help offers
Matt Markovich, KOMO News reporter
Auburn officials mull plan to cite homeless people who repeatedly refuse offer of shelter
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Auburn City Council members voted Monday evening to adopt a so-called “tough love” ordinance that would allow police to issue criminal trespass citations and impose fines on homeless people who repeatedly refuse offers of shelter or services from the city that could help get them off the streets.
The measure was approved by a 4-3 as some council members insisted that threats of incarceration would not help those experiencing homelessness.