New information has come to light on a point-based system the City of Seattle is testing to decide which homeless encampments should be removed first. FOX13
. On that day, he hinted about a prioritization system to aid in the decision-making process on which camps should be removed first.But details of those criteria were not made public until Tuesday.
Blocking traffic site lines, near a waterway, a chemical hazard or having more than two fires year-to-date and shots fired year-to-date would be scored as 1 point each.However, the points climb dramatically if gun violence is involved. If shots were fired in the last 10 days, that’s 4 points. If someone was shot and killed at any time, that nets 5 points.
The next line reads, "Decision Point: should the public be able to go on the dashboard and see where their site stands in priority to others?" Those stakeholders now have a name. They are the Unified Care Team, made up of nearly 60 individuals—according to Publicola—from various city departments and the King County Regional Homelessness Authority.
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