City crews removed the cabin as well as a washing machine, treadmill, beer kegs, and a microwave that Irwin had in the camp.
City work crews went into Dr. Jose Rizal Park Wednesday morning to remove a cabin and sprawling encampment that a homeless man has built over the last few months.
“It is going to take years to restore the park,” said park steward Craig Thompson. “It is going to take a committed effort. The city has to put a plan together and stick to it.”when he allowed cameras to tour the site, which included a mining area where he claimed to be digging for gold and diamonds. Irwin had also installed multiple heaters and stoves in the encampment which he said he planned to expand.
The damage done to the area now is far more extensive than what was caused by the excavator incident, though Seattle Parks and Recreation did not immediately have an estimate of how much repair is needed.and Thompson estimates it will take years to restore the area.
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