City Council Recap - 3/24/26

City Council Recap - 3/24/26

I attended this meeting to make a plea that the city act now after hearing about another kid being hit in the intersection of 19th Ave SW and SW Campus Dr. I only heard through scanner reports, but this would be the fourth child struck in that intersection since October last year.

Below is my comment at the March 24, 2026, city council meeting demanding the city act (video starts at my comment).

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Federal Way City Council Knew It Couldn't Stop a Warehouse. It Voted Yes Anyway.

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