It is interesting to note that neither Stokes nor Chelminiak mentioned that the proposed men's shelter they tried to secretly cram into Eastgate next to the Park & Ride is a Low-Barrier men's shelter. Low-barrier means it will include little or no ID, mentally ill, drug addicts or alcoholics and sex offenders. There was absolutely no public disclosure about this proposal until the neighbors in the area found out late last fall, all while no signage was placed at the site as an early notification required by law.

This proposed location was found to be close to 8 schools (!) and literally down the hill from Bellevue College where our Running Start students - some as young as 14 - also attend classes. There is housing within a few hundred feet close by with young children. Then you also mentioned in your article that both the South Bellevue and Overlake Transit Center Park & Ride sites will be closed for upgrading for five years so more cars in Eastgate...

NOT the Bellevue Way!