The UW Police and UW Recycling moved out of some old buildings on the waterfront. I thought the plan was to tear down these buildings and build a park. Guess that won't happen until at least August.

In the meantime, let's fill these building with 75 homeless dudes!

Here's the email I received......

What is happening:
The City of Seattle has identified a temporary home for the Operation Nightwatch overnight shelter operated by Compass Housing Alliance. This shelter is currently in temporary space in the Seattle Municipal Tower. The City is planning to move this overnight shelter to the former UW Police building on Boat Street in just a few weeks.

You’ve been identified as a neighbor and interested party, and we want to inform you of our plans and offer an opportunity to share your thoughts on the project. We will be holding a community meeting on April 26th from 4-5:30 P.M. at the UW Fisheries building in Auditorium 102, 1122 NE Boat Street.

Who:
The Operation Nightwatch shelter program is among the oldest in the city and serves approximately 75 single men each night. Past neighbors of the program report low impact from it. The individuals staying at the shelter report to several sites around the City in the evening, and receive a shelter entry ticket and transportation to get to the shelter location. They arrive between 9pm and midnight and leave the shelter at 6:15am. Guests will receive bus tickets upon exit to help them get to needed destinations – including work, treatment and service programs in other areas of the City in the morning.

Why/When:
In February, we announced the location of the new Navigation Center in the Pearl Warren Building – which formerly housed this shelter. The shelter has used both the Seattle Center and the Seattle Municipal Tower as temporary locations since February. We are in the process of siting a longer term location, however timeline necessitates a third temporary site for the displaced shelter. We are amid a search for a long-term location for the program and in the meantime this location will be active from May through August.

Best,
Sola

Sola Plumacher
Strategic Advisor
City of Seattle, Human Services Department
O: 206.733.9404
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