Everett city councilmembers will look at statewide efforts and a more local solution to public drug use by criminalizing the acts.
A man who said he’s lived with addiction for most of his life said Everett’s Broadway Avenue is an open-air drug market.This man, who chose to withhold his name, now 40, said he’s lived with opioids in his life longer than without. He also said many who live with addiction throughout Snohomish County are funneled right to where he is now.
A bit of crumpled foil on Broadway Avenue shows just that. Everett councilmembers have taken note and are“We have tons of public safety calls to address people who are in distress from addiction and overdoses,” Everett’s Community Development Director Julie Willie said.has made its way through the Senate and House chambers but still has more steps before it becomes law. It’ll make knowingly having and using controlled substances publicly a misdemeanor.
Councilmembers won’t vote on the measures at Wednesday’s meeting; to those at the center of the discussion, if and when the votes happen, it may not be enough.
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