- September 25, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
SEATTLE — A Seattle business is facing heat from homeless advocacy groups after they attempted to clear out an encampment off of Lake City Way.
“Apparently the people from Pierre decided that they didn’t want this anymore,” says Karen Whittle, an advocate for the homeless.
An attorney for Bill Pierre says his business, along with other businesses and residents in the community took matters into their own hands to clear out the encampment.
Their attorney sent this statement to KIRO 7, which reads in full; “The Pierre Family have been contributing members of the Lake City community for 74 years, the love for their community is generational and runs deep. They along with other community members made numerous pleas to the City and Police Department to help address issues like the vandalism, theft, property damage and threats of violence coming out of this encampment and were told that something like a shooting needs to occur before the City will…
