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Burien faces new challange to homelessness policy, this time on religious grounds
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There’s a new wrinkle in the debate over homelessness policy in the city of Burien.
Last September, Burien passed a controversial ordinance banning camping in much of the city, Meanwhile, a local church decided to step in and offer its property as a temporary encampment for the homeless. Burien requested that the church, the Oasis Home Church, get a “temporary use permit” for the encampment.
They declined to do that and are now bringing another lawsuit against the city, arguing that Burien was infringing on their religious freedom to provide a place for homeless residents to stay.
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes
Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.
Guests:
Anna Patrick, reporter on the Seattle Times’ Project Homelessness team
Relevant Links:
Seattle Times: Burien faces another homelessness lawsuit, this one about religion
Seattle Times: SCOTUS homelessness decisions’ impacts in Washington could be unique
Seattle Times: Burien poised to kill King County-funded shelter project
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Manage episode 438207125 series 3303135
There’s a new wrinkle in the debate over homelessness policy in the city of Burien.
Last September, Burien passed a controversial ordinance banning camping in much of the city, Meanwhile, a local church decided to step in and offer its property as a temporary encampment for the homeless. Burien requested that the church, the Oasis Home Church, get a “temporary use permit” for the encampment.
They declined to do that and are now bringing another lawsuit against the city, arguing that Burien was infringing on their religious freedom to provide a place for homeless residents to stay.
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes
Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.
Guests:
Anna Patrick, reporter on the Seattle Times’ Project Homelessness team
Relevant Links:
Seattle Times: Burien faces another homelessness lawsuit, this one about religion
Seattle Times: SCOTUS homelessness decisions’ impacts in Washington could be unique
Seattle Times: Burien poised to kill King County-funded shelter project
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
817 episoder
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