By Kathi O Shea March 15, 2021 7:04 am
KGMIAs the deadline for the Civic Athletic Complex encampment to vacate looms, numbers of homeless persons in tents or cars at Sunset Pond are increasing (Photo: Mike Davis)
BELLINGHAM, Wash. Black-clad protesters purportedly advocating for local homeless persons were turned out of the Bellingham South Hill neighborhood of Seth Fleetwood Saturday after about 30 minutes of confrontation with local residents.
The Bellingham Occupied Protest group called for a noisy Saturday protest in their Instagram page last week.
The Bellingham Herald reports neighbors created a protective line around Bellingham Mayor Seth Fleetwood’s home.
Social media posts showed protesters screaming obscenities at neighbors and at least two protesters punched neighbors and a local news reporter.
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By Kathi O Shea March 9, 2021 6:51 am
KGMI Bellingham Police Department
BELLINGHAM, Wash. Bellingham Mayor Seth Fleetwood has set a deadline for removal of the homeless tent camp at Civic Athletic complex.
The campers have been given one week notice to leave before the city public works department starts to move tents and belongings next Tuesday, March 16th.
Homeless persons staying at Geri Fields will be offered services near the camp on three consecutive mornings this week.
Fleetwood told the city council Monday the camp was never approved and authorized, presents serious public safety hazards, and will not continue.
On Monday, a wooden structure caught fire at the camp.
Charette said Mayor Seth Fleetwood has been no help. We ve sent countless letters and emails asking for just 10 minutes of his time, but there has been no response. Every day now something worse is happening. What s it gonna take? This is what I ve been having nightmares about, said Charette s wife Bekah. I worry about a kid getting kidnapped. I worry about somebody having a weapon. I worry about the emotional trauma that s gonna come from that.
Over the past two months, KING 5 has repeatedly asked Fleetwood to sit down for an interview, but he has said he has not been available.
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