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From: Aubrey Hansen <beemhansen@icloud.com>
To: mayor@redmond.gov
Subject: Old Firehouse Teen Center
Date: 2025-03-24 12:00:59-10:00

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Dear Angela Birney,

I hope this finds you well.
The teens of the city of Redmond are doing far from well.

The Redmond Firehouse Teen Center faces no unsafe structural challenges. The intention behind this shutdown is beyond clear, and it has nothing to do with safety.

I ask for you to set aside your prejudice against teenagers and your prioritization of taxpaying adults and listen for a moment.

Teens need a place to be. We need a space to be listened to, to be understood, to make friends and find family. The new location with its significantly smaller square footage and soulless cooperate appearance does not accommodate to our history and community we had made. I cannot sit here and let this precious space be taken away by capitalist greed. You don’t need the property. Property will never replace culture.

The Teens will refrain from further direct action if we are offered a place to ACTUALLY voice our concerns, and request things of the city to fit our needs in the new space. (If you really must invade the property).

Click here to learn more about the petition in support of the teen center: https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.change.org%2Fp%2Fsave-old-fire-house-teen-center%3Futm_source%3Dsupporter_emails_dm&data=05%7C02%7Cdmaher%40redmond.gov%7C6e25d30af6e7418bfde508dd6b1f64a6%7Ccb894d07355f495fb9c1a2a6d84a7468%7C0%7C0%7C638784504767078185%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=EryMj4M0XTWJPN9UL7KKOWTdb0L2B2WmQtGPZYHs5EA%3D&reserved=0

Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to your response.

Thank you,
Bee Hansen
