11 months ago, the so-called Lawn Mower man — Charles Woodard – was terrorizing Ballard neighbors. Ear-splitting machinery, round-the-clock music, and yard equipment at his makeshift camp spilled onto the sidewalk. Three vehicles and two wooden sheds packed with lawnmowers littered the landscape.
Despite neighbors’ repeated pleas to city leaders for help and shelter placement for Woodward, they were met by inaction. Locals around Eighth Avenue Northwest and Northwest 49th Street were ignored by Seattle’s homeless outreach team, the mayor’s office, and the office of their councilmember, Dan Strauss.
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