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   Homeowners in the Highland Park neighborhood of Seattle are furious after   
   a large homeless encampment installed a blow-up swimming pool and engaged   
   in open drug use.   
      
   "All of this is ludicrous," Herb Egge, a man who lives in a senior   
   apartment across from the encampment, said. "These people come in and   
   totally trash the place. Someone told me they hooked up a hose and filled   
   a swimming pool with it."   
      
   Footage obtained by KOMO News shows one woman sitting on a couch next to   
   the large inflatable pool and smoking what appears to be fentanyl.   
      
   Neighbors suggested the new pool is just another insult to residents who   
   have voiced concerns about the encampment for months.   
      
   MLB ALL-STAR FANS UNAWARE SEATTLE HOMELESS PROTEST MIGHT DISTURB BIG GAME   
   FESTIVITIES   
      
   Seniors who live in the apartment complex with Egge said they are   
   regularly startled by gunfire erupting from the encampment. Others   
   admitted they keep their curtains drawn closed because they fear a stray   
   bullet may enter their homes.   
      
   "When I hear the shooting, I stay down and away from the windows. There   
   are times I've had to get on the floor in the middle of the night. It's   
   not safe," Cheryl Galyeam told KOMO News.   
      
   "I never dreamed I would have to worry about things like this when I was   
   72, but times have changed. As elderly people, especially, we should not   
   have to worry about our possessions or our lives," Egge chimed in.   
      
   He also revealed that since the encampment began, his car has been broken   
   into several times. On one occasion, someone had drilled a hole into his   
   gas tank.   
      
   SEATTLE POLICE OFFICER FED UP WITH CRIME CRISIS CHALLENGING DEMOCRAT   
   INCUMBENT CITY COUNCILMAN   
      
   In the spring, the encampment only included a handful of RVs. Now, that   
   number has grown to at least 15 vehicles.   
      
   In May, just days after residents of Arrowhead Gardens apartments first   
   spoke with the media about their safety concerns, a man was killed in the   
   encampment. Police at the time said the body had obvious signs of trauma   
   and was being investigated as a homicide. Those who lived near the   
   encampment said they were not "surprised" by the news but rather angry.   
      
   Diane Radischat, an Arrowhead Gardens resident, hoped the incident would   
   lead the city to make changes.   
      
   "We thought, 'Oh wow, there's been a homicide there. They are going to   
   give us some attention now.' They didn't. We want the solutions, and we   
   know what the problems are. When you've had the same problem repeatedly in   
   different locations, you know what needs to be done," she said.   
      
   PHOENIX ASKS JUDGE FOR MORE TIME TO CLEAR DOWNTOWN HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT   
      
   On Wednesday, Radischat received a letter from the Seattle Mayor's Office,   
   the Washington State Department of Transportation and the King County   
   Regional Homeless Authority that promised a plan was being coordinated to   
   deal with the situation.   
      
   "We recognize that this has been a long and often frustrating process for   
   residents at Arrowhead Gardens, and we are pleased that we are moving   
   closer to a site resolution. The Unified Care Team is also discussing with   
   WSDOT possible short-term activation strategies following site resolution   
   to help prevent repopulation," the letter said in part.   
      
   Last month, the Seattle City Council failed to pass legislation that would   
   have allowed the City Attorney's Office to prosecute public drug use cases   
   as a misdemeanor. The bill died in a 5-4 vote.   
      
   Seattle's government offices and officials did not return a request for   
   comment.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/media/seattle-neighborhood-outraged-homeless-   
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