Seattle neighborhood groups, businesses write letter to city regarding park conditions

Neighborhood groups and business leaders around Seattle penned a letter Monday asking city leaders to work together to address a "spiraling public health and public safety crisis" in Seattle's parks. Among those parks named in the letter included the Ballard Commons Park, Denny Park, City Hall Park, Gateway Park North and Cal Anderson Park, which has been temporarily closed since June 30 due to damage from protests. The city has not released any plans to reopen the popular park located in Capitol Hill. But with the suspension of the Navigation Team, the team responsible for sweeping illegal encampments and connecting people experiencing homelessness to resources, the city has said it does not have the tools to address the encampments.