Neighbors in north Seattle say they got tired of waiting for the city to help with a homeless camp so they turned to a group called We Heart Seattle instead.
Approximately 20 people were associated with the homeless camp in the 800 block of NW 100th Pl, just behind the QFC on Holman Road in north Seattle . Neighbors in north Seattle say they got tired of waiting for the city to help with a troublesome homeless camp so they turned to a group called We Heart Seattle instead. In the span of two days, all the tents and cars associated with the encampment were gone.
“The foot traffic was horrible and scary at the same time, said Deborah Wright, whose home butted up against one side of the camp. “Under the carport, sometimes they'd be under there sleeping and going to the bathroom."“It was absolute mayhem. There was the main drug dealer car that was here and they'd have 10-15 people swarming around that every single hour that were getting their fix and they were passing out in the middle of the roadway,” said Erika Nagy, a QFC shopper.
Suarez said Tim Emerson, the program director at We Heart Seattle, did much of the hands-on work to resolve the situation. Some of the homeless did push deeper into nearby Carkeek Park to set up a new encampment, which could start another round of frustrations for neighbors.
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