City temporarily closes troubled Seattle park while gates are installed

SEATTLE — Hoa Mai Park in Seattle’s Little Saigon neighborhood has been temporarily closed while city crews install new fencing and gates.

The park is less than a year old but has become a hotspot for drug use and vandalism.

“We quickly learned this park was not for us,” said Tanya Woo, an advocate for the Chinatown – International District and former Seattle city councilmember. “We quickly lost it to blatant drug use. We want to go back to how this area used to be…

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