A recent opinion piece from Ken Schram on KOMO News points the finger directly at Maple Leaf residents for the outcry against the tent city planned at Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, 10005 32nd Ave. N.E.
Schram seems to have missed the fact that the church is actually in Meadowbrook, which is on the east side of Lake City Way. He writes:
Oh, no!
The homeless are coming!
The homeless are coming!
That’s the cry echoing around Seattle’s Maple Leaf neighborhood after a church voted to host a tent city this coming Thanksgiving.
Our sister site Wedgwood View, whose coverage area includes Meadowbrook, has been following the topic more closely, and indeed not all of the church’s neighbors are supportive of the roving homeless tent city.
As for Maple Leaf Life readers, the only comments we’ve had so far in the posts we’ve written have been supportive of Tent City 3 being our neighbor.
However, considering that we’re separated from Meadowbrook by Lake City Way, it’s hard to say whether Maple Leaf residents would have the same reaction if a tent city were in our neighborhood.
But in the meantime, Schram’s readers seem to know where we stand on the issue, after he said that we “panic and screech: The homeless are coming! The homeless are coming!”
Schram is a longtime supporter of SHARE, and one of their biggest cheerleaders. He is extremely biased on this topic, and has always been Scott Morrow’s media shill/pet rottweiler.
Yeah, kind of an uninformed dick move on his part, but seriously, how would we all react if Tent City set up in the Ace parking lot? Probably in similar fashion to our neighbors to the east (not that they’re “screeching” per se, but definitely have some concerns and probably a share of NIMBYs).
The church was actually named after Maple Leaf Elementary across the street (no longer exists).
But it isn’t.
Umm, “Maple Leaf Lutheran Church”, sure SOUNDS like it is in Maple Leaf!