It is a nuisance. Every city has to increase time and material of the police to ensure the safety of the public. Should they have a place to get a "fresh start"? Sure, there are plenty around but these institutions introduce accountability and rules which folks that populate the tent city have demonstrated they do not want to observe. The tent city presents less accountability and more personal privacy. What are the statistics related to the residents of the tent city? percentage of drug use, arrests, what is the turnover of the residents of the tent city and what happens to them when they leave? Do they get jobs? What level of success is this wandering tent city trying to achieve. Without these type of statistics all the tent city is accomplishing is another scam on the tax payers and citizens who want to do right. It is sad because this has turned a carrying segment of our citizens to being guilted into providing some level of support to these able bodied residents of the tent city. Why, because these residents do not want to come to grips with the simple requirements to becoming a productive member of society. Stop coddling them. If there is a valid mental or physical reason effecting their ability to get work, there is plenty of agencies set up to help them. The rest are just having their behavior enabled.

Last year, when the tent city was sited across from St Brendan's in Bothell, I was apprehensive. My home is a few blocks away. Curious, I went to see for myself and found little to be worried about. In fact, I returned on several occasions; brought some groceries to the folks there and chatted with a few of them. Sure, some of them have had difficulties with substance abuse and the law - but these people are trying to get back to a "normal" and self-supporting existence. As far as the local police? I don't feel they need to be camped out next to the tent city the entire time. Increased patrols in the area should be adequate. For those folks who are angrily opposed, I recommend you go - with an open mind - and visit with your fellow citizens who live in these camps, and give them the benefit of the doubt.

I think the tent city idea is a great idea temporarily. I agree that there should be some regluations and oversight. Also, the goal should not be to have a permanent tent city but to assist those who need and want it to become self sufficient. Those with challenges should get help. Additional resources should be provided for those with subtance abuse and related challenges.

However, I agree that there should be some accountability built in. Is the assistance being asked for and given? What are the real dangers or lack thereof? (not anecdotal evidence but facts) Is the tent city becoming smaller even if only gradually?

Without the second piece then tent city is nothing more than a roving group of people with no aim or purpose and I am against that. Bellevue's regulations are very reasonable and should be emulated.

I think the idea of helping homeless get back on thier feet has been lost in this moving tent city. It would seem a better use of resources to establish a permanent place for these individuals to reside, be re-educated, be assisted in work placement, etc to get back on thier feet.

I work in the Woodinville area and while at the Cottage Lake Safeway watched one of the residents walk from the camp to the store. This was not so disturbing, but seeing him walk out with a six pack of beer and watching him stop to scratch off his Lotto tickets made me question the usefullness of such camps.

Perhaps even more disturbing was watching a man and women appear from Cottage Lake Park (where many of the local children go to play)kissing and groping each other. The man walked back to the camp while the woman walked over to the store parking lot nearby. It just leaves to one's imagination what they may have been doing in the bushes in the park. A very disturbing picture indeed.

I understand there are some people who are genuinely in need of services to get them back ont thier feet, but I am not so naive to believe this is the case with all of these individuals. Some people chose not to be a part of regular society and these folks should not be rewarded for thier choice.

A more permanent solution is needed, not just a bandaid, that puts the communities at risk as a result of bad behavior of a few individuals.

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