News Mayor’s Office Will Release $25,000 From Frozen Tenant Fund
posted by on February 13 at 14:45 PM
Following a request from City Councilmember Tim Burgess, Mayor Greg Nickels has agreed to have the City’s Human Services Department (HSD) release $25,000 from their frozen tenant relocation fund.
In January, Nickels told HSD to hold off on distributing a $350,000 fund, set up by the City Council to help tenants displaced by condo conversions, after HSD lost over half a million dollars in federal funding.
Yesterday, Burgess—who chairs the Council’s Human Services Committee—asked the Mayor’s office to release $50,000, to help some of the 46 tenants displaced by condo conversions since November.
Displaced tenants who make less than 80% of Seattle’s median income could receive checks for as much as $1500.
Nickels’ Spokesman Marty McOmber says HSD should be releasing the funds “relatively quickly.”
But he asked for $50k. WTF kind of mind game IS this, Mr. Nickels?
Wow... seems like he isn't the Antichrist after all!
Let's get some blankets for these frozen tenants.
I wonder how they've been paying for groceries in the interim ...
If they're frozen, they won't be needing much. Did they use carbonite?
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