Money on the table for a safe drug consumption site in Seattle
As other cities in King County balk, Seattle’s City Council preps for a major public-health effort
Seattle Weekly (US)
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Despite the backlash from various King County cities against the idea of establishing safe drug consumption sites, the Seattle City Council is moving ahead on its own. It has already set aside substantial funds in the 2018 city budget to create one — and to study the possibility of creating more. City Councilmember Rob Johnson, who represents Wallingford and the University District, introduced two budget amendments in late October to interim Mayor Tim Burgess’s proposed 2018 city budget — amendments known in City Hall as “green sheets” — that set aside $550,000 for building and operating a safe consumption site, and an unspecified amount for a feasibility study on where best to site the proposed facility (or, possibly, more facilities).
