After being closed for almost two years, Seattle City Hall Park is being reopened Tuesday with Seattle hoping that several improvements will help prevent the park from returning to its reputation as a dangerous and crime-ridden area.
The historic 1.3-acre park next to the King County Courthouse has been closed since August 2021, during which $1.3 million was spent on several park improvements to increase safety, including hiring two park rangers to patrol the area.Two high profile crimes connected to the park set off a series of protests that culminated in its indefinite closure: an attempted rape occurred at the nearby King County Courthouse in July 2021. and a person was stabbed to death in the park a month prior.
“In keeping with the overarching safety and park use goals, it is the County’s objective to avoid future encampments at City Hall Park. Should an encampment circumstance occur, King County would utilize the same approach used to connect previous campers with appropriate resources and shelter,” a statement from King County reads, referencing the history of the park.
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