A city in Washington State is suing a local sheriff’s department for not enforcing a ban on homeless encampments in certain parts of the city.
On Thursday, the city of Burien filed a lawsuit against King County and the King County Sheriff’s Office for refusing to enforce any portion of Burien Municipal Code 9.85.150 that prohibits encampments within 500 feet of libraries, schools, daycare centers, and other specified locations.
The suit also alleges that the sheriff’s office is breaking its contract to provide police protection for the city of Burien by telling deputies to not enforce the ordinance.
Mayor Kevin Schilling told The Ari Hoffman Show on Talk Radio 570 KVI, “From the moment they stopped enforcing the camping ban to now we have had three overdoses and one of them has been a death. When we were when we were enforcing our camping ordinance, we did not have overdose.”
“But since they’ve…
