Voters Sent Alternative on I-27 Measure

October 16, 2017

Summary

By passing the ordinance today, the Council is giving the voters a choice if Initiative 27— which would place a countywide ban on CHELs—is put on the ballot.

Story

The Metropolitan King County Council voted to send an alternative to Initiative 27 to the ballot if Initiative 27 is placed on the ballot, giving voters a choice on the future of any proposed Community Health Engagement Locations (CHEL) in King County.

If passed by voters, the alternative would implement recommendations from of the Heroin and Opioid Addiction Task Force, including the creation of up to two CHEL sites in hotspots of concentrated substance use and related overdoses.

By passing the ordinance today, the Council is giving the voters a choice if Initiative 27— which would place a countywide ban on CHELs—is put on the ballot.

Voting in favor of Proposed Ordinance 2017-0420, were Council Chair Joe McDermott, and Councilmembers Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Rod Dembowski, Larry Gossett, and Claudia Balducci.

Councilmembers Reagan Dunn, Kathy Lambert, Pete von Reichbauer and Dave Upthegrove voted against the alternative.