REDMOND, WA, March 22, 2024/ 24-7PressRelease/– It took the Redmond City Council just 7 days to authorize the transfer of public land to a personal entity. Regardless of over a month death, the city council has yet to supply the public with the legal reason behind the totally free land transfer.
On Tuesday, March 19, neighborhood members loaded the Redmond City Council conference room to reveal their aggravation about the council's rash choice to distribute public land in downtown Redmond to Plymouth Housing, a non-profit company with $321 million in possessions according to their 2022 Form 990 filing.
One typical disappointment voiced by those who spoke on Tuesday night was the absence of openness. Individuals questioned the legality of the general public land transfer to Plymouth Housing throughout the council conference, and some followed up with e-mails to the council looking for information.
The council's total silence or absence of action to this necessary and legitimate concern from neighborhood members has actually raised warnings about the legality of the land transfer. At the unique conference on February 13, no concerns were inquired about laws allowing totally free public land transfer. It appears that everybody who elected the approval of the land transfer understood precisely which law they were following. Council President Vanessa Kritzer made the movement to authorize the land transfer, and Councilmember Malissa Stuart seconded the movement. Both have actually stayed quiet, dealing with the neighborhood's queries.
One would anticipate the councilmembers to have the response at their fingertips. On the contrary, they appear to have a hard time to come up with a legal reason for their choice. Neighborhood members vow to keep pushing the council till they get to the bottom of this matter.
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