We had a variety of meetings set up after the rally with Senators and Representatives. We also had a good meeting with John LaRocque of the State's CTED Department. In addition, we met with local government officials. Twenty people filed into the cramped meeting room of the Olympia City Council Thursday afternoon, escorted by the interim Mayor and City Councilmember Margaret McPhee. Hey, look people, life is like this.
Life is hard for people without a safe place to sleep.
You can ignore the problem, but the problem won't go away, and we won't go away either. And if you don't act right now and in a big way, the problem is going to spin out of control. They kept passing the buck to Lacey and Tumwater and other Thurston County jurisdictions, saying if they'll do it we will too. Councilmember McPhee did visit the camp the following day. Although she tried to set up meetings with officials in those other jurisdictions, most of those representatives stood us up.