Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s plan to build more homeless units before the World Cup begins in Seattle may be difficult to achieve, a City Council staff memo says.
While Wilson’s goal was to have 500 units operational by June 1, legislative analysts note that it may not be feasible.
“However, it is not at all clear that passage of this legislation would result in 500 new units of shelter by June 1, 2026, before World Cup games begin, which is the Executive’s stated goal,” the memo said. “For example, the Executive has said that it takes 4 months from site control to have a micro-modular village become operational. Even if the Executive were able to secure leases by mid-April, that would put the earliest start date for operations is July 14.”…