Renton City Council votes to remove homeless people from hotel, restrict shelters December 15, 2020 at 8:19 am
The Red Lion Hotel in Renton has been serving as a homeless shelter since April. (Red Lion Hotel, Facebook)
The Renton City Council took final action Monday on a plan that will lead to the eviction of hundreds of homeless people from a Red Lion Hotel, and puts limits on where and how homeless shelters can serve those in need.
The Seattle Times reports that the council voted to pass the emergency legislation 5-2.
In addition to forcing homeless people staying in the hotel out starting in 2021, KIRO Radio’s Hanna Scott reported Monday before the vote that the proposal strictly limits where homeless shelters and services can be and how many people they can serve capped at 100 people through a restrictive zoning ordinance.