In May, the Everett City Council approved an ordinance allowing the mayor to set zones in the city where people can’t sit or lie down as buffers to social service providers and other “high impact areas,” such as grocery stores. So far this year, police recorded 865 arrests within a 2,000 foot radius of the 8500 block of Evergreen Way, where Fred Meyer is located. The median income for families on West Casino Road is half that of the rest of Snohomish County, said Alvaro Guillen, executive director of Connect Casino Road, an organization providing resources for low-income residents in the neighborhood. The neighborhood has one of the highest poverty rates in the county. Fred Meyer management did not respond to requests for comment from The Daily Herald.
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