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ADAM JOHNSON, CARRIE REES JOHNSON, AND EMMETT JOHNSON, a minor child, (the family of Mattheis Johnson, deceased),
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NO.
25-2-32127-4 SEA
AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATION OF NUISANCE AND FOR ABATEMENT
Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF SEATTLE,
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Defendant.
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INTRODUCTION
In the 1970s, the City transformed a toxic waste site into Gas Works Park. Today, the crackling towers represent a nuisance to our children, youth, and young adults. The edifice has claimed three lives in the past thirteen years and severely injured at least a dozen more. Two different departments within the City are currently warring with one another over whether the towers should be fixed for public safety reasons. The parks department says the work must be done to preserve public safety. The neighborhoods department says preserving history should trump all. This lawsuit is brought because the City created a nuisance that is unlike any other. There is no other City owned structure that has resulted in as many unintentional falls, injuries and deaths as the towers. And now, faced with the latest in a long line of tragedies, the City cannot put aside AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATION OF NUISANCE AND FOR ABATEMENT - 1
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