Many Seattle residents are questioning if city officials are ready for the MLB All-Star Game next week as open-air drug use, crime, and homeless squalor continue to be major problems in the Emerald City.
Now, city leaders may be hoping players, families, and tourists avoid some of the hot spots they have been unable to clear.
3rd Ave has been an open-air drug market and drug den for years. Recently, the city was able to clear the street for the Pride Parade , but the squalor almost immediately came back. In a recent interview with the UnDivided podcast , Jon Scholes, president, and CEO of the Downtown Seattle Association, a local business group helping to clean up the city in time for the festivities, was asked by host Brandi Kruse about the crime on 3rd Ave.
Instead of answering the question, Scholes said that “walking paths” had been developed from the hotels […]
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