Hope Church shelter plan stokes heated debate from dozens of neighbors
EVERETT — For two nights in a row this week, the basement of Hope Church was chock-full of neighbors and county leaders caught in tense civil discourse — and at times, not-so-civil.
Snohomish County is considering buying the church property at 4502 Rucker Ave. to convert it into a low-barrier homeless shelter for about 40 people.
Word spread like wildfire when the county initiated community outreach about the potential project this week.
More than 100 people attended the nearly three-hour meeting Wednesday. The room was chaotic. People spoke over one another. They shouted. They cried. They didn’t let a county official finish his presentations. Accusations flew about back-door deals.
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