By reporter Steven Smalley
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It?s not the first time Magnolia Voice has published this story. As early as 2012 this reporter penned a news item after receiving complaints from readers, regarding vehicles camped overnight on Magnolia streets. Recreational vehicles, buses, and vans roost on 20th Avenue, Gilman, and Government Way night-after-night, year-after-year. Seems not much has changed since that story was produced, except neighbors now report a larcenous twist.??Daniel? writes, ?What has been the topic as of late has been the insane amount of stolen packages and goods from peoples’ property.? Today one of our neighbors went down to the illegally parked buses/campers on Gilman and found several of said packaging boxes laid out in front of them.? A police report will be filed, but any action to come from that will probably be nil.???Campfires are a common occurrence, according to neighbors. ?John? writes, ?Apparently they can build fires and such right on the sidewalk on the side of the road. I called in one of their fires one time and Seattle Fire Department told me it was illegal, but sympathized that they were just having a fire to cook food, so they weren’t going to do anything about it. It was literally right on the sidewalk! Seems fun until the fire gets out of control they have no provisions to put it out or contain it. Pretty sure if I started a big fire on my sidewalk the police and fire department would be there in a matter of minutes.? The old adage of ?squeaky wheel gets the grease? still applies, government sources tell Magnolia Voice. Without phone calls to city hall, nothing will happen. There is no political will, they say.
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