A lot 2 miles south of the Duwamish Longhouse is the new home for Nickelsville, the transitory homeless encampment that has been in search of a permanent place since it's inception.

Trucks unloaded tarps, and all the worldly goods of homeless residents at the site 7116 West Marginal Way s.w. late on Friday, May 13.

Nickelsville Liason Peggy Hotes said, "We're here because this is the spot where we were as the very first site and that was 2 1/2 years ago. This is our 17th move and nothing has been done with this land in all that time so we could have just been left here couldn't we? This could be our permanent site and we're hoping that it is. "
Up to 1000 people at a time have called the encampment "home" which recently has been in a former fire station #39.

Nickelsville and its residents and representatives have expressed their disappointment with the city's inability to create some kind of more permanent solution for their placement. Their website states

"Last May, 2010 we were advised to give the new Mayor a chance. Last August the Mayor's Encampment Panel got started and recommended giving us a permanent site. 7 months ago we were told that the Sunny Jim site would be ready in 5 months. Now Council President Conlin says he'll decide what to do by the fall. We think this fall Council President Conlin will say maybe something will be ready next spring.

FOOL ME ONCE, SHAME ON CONLIN
FOOL ME TWICE, SHAME ON NICKELSVILLE
WE WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN!"