March 2020

Mutual Aid Solidarity Network forms to help those in need during the pandemic

As the pandemic sets in, for the next couple of months, it is becoming apparent that the most vulnerable among us will need assitance to cope with what will present even greater hardship than they already endure. A newly formed group calling itself the Mutual Aid Solidarity Network has formed to help focus volunteer efforts to help those in need. Their page states:

"We are an all-volunteer grassroots group operating in Duwamish and Coast Salish territories. We are prioritizing folks who are sick, disabled, quarantined without pay, elderly, undocumented, queer, Black, Indigenous, and/or people of color -- including those displaced from Seattle to the nearby areas."

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City of SeaTac offers update on city service changes and closures in wake of coronavirus

Starting Monday, March 16, the City decided to close all City Facilities to the public.

The public closure affects City Hall, SeaTac Community Center, Valley Ridge Community/Teen Center and the Maintenance Facility. All City parks will be closed and gates at the park will be locked. The Parks Department will be closing all City park restrooms.

City Hall front doors will remain unlocked during regular business hours. The first and second floors of the City Hall building, including second floor tenants, will be accessible to the public. 

Permit Center and Finance Counter

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Mayor Durkan signs emergency order to halt residential evictions   

information from the City of Seattle

Mayor Jenny A. Durkan signed an emergency order to put into place a temporary moratorium on residential evictions, which will keep Seattle families from losing their homes as a result of impacts from the pandemic. The temporary moratorium will begin immediately in the City of Seattle for any residential eviction action related to the non-payment of rent. Tenants are required to continue paying their rent if they are able and should work with their landlords on payment plans if they are experiencing financial hardship.   

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Jefferson Square office tower closed for cleaning after COVID-19 patient contact

A notice was posted at the Jefferson Square shopping mall on 42nd SW  regarding the closure of three floors of the office tower at the location due to secondary contact with a confirmed COVID-19 patient. The notice went up March 12 from Property Manager Matt Barker and reads as follows:

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To: Jefferson Square Tenants

Fr: The Landlord - Pan Pacific (Jefferson Square) LLC

Re: COVID-19 ALERT

Dear Tenants:

It has been reported that one of the tenants in the office building at Jefferson Square has had direct contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19. Because of this we are taking precautionary measures to clean and sanitize the office building, beginning today. During this time, the building will be closed, effective immediately, and will reopen Monday, March 16th for normal operations. This temporary closure only applies to the tenants in the office building at Jefferson Square; the rest of the site remains open.

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