We ask the Olympia City Council to pass the "Drug-Free Zone" Ordinance, which will designate the Library, the Children's Museum, the Olympia Center, City Hall, and the Washington Center as Drug-Free Zones with 1000-foot buffers. This would enhance penalties for drug-dealers, provide treatment opportunities, and ban dealers from returning to these locations.
Why is this important?
Rampant drug dealing in Olympia's Downtown core has resulted in public safety problems in and around its most cherished educational, recreational, and cultural centers. This proposed ordinance is the result of unprecedented cooperation between the OPD Chief Roberts and the Thurston County Prosecutor, as well as other local law enforcement agencies and community groups. Send a message to the skeptical City Council that this ordinance has the support of the people and needs to pass.
