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From: Michael Proulx <mproulxjhu@gmail.com>
To: mayor@redmond.gov
Subject: Redmond cannot abandon its youth
Date: 2025-03-23 08:22:27-10:00

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Dear Mayor Birney,

I’m reaching out to you regarding the 'Save Old Fire House Teen Center'. This has been such an amazing resource for our daughter since we moved here, with its movie nights, trivia events, haunted house at Halloween, music classes, and free concerts.  

It is centrally located where teens can walk or get a bus to reach it. Not only that, it is famous! Pick up any memoir by a PNW musician, such as Redmond's own Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney and Portlandia fame, and she writes about all the bands that played there as the only all ages venue in the Seattle area at the time!

We were shocked by how the city has handled this. First, such short notice of its closing. Second, only offering consultation next month AFTER already closing it. Third, not providing any details on why it must close and without allowing the community to do anything to address it. Fourth, shifting more resources to senior centers and offering to have some activities at a hard to reach senior center in Marymoor... This has not been democratic, transparent, or shown any concern and care for our young people. Perhaps you have been as shocked about this if it was decided by others and will be moved to do something to fix this. 

Click here to learn more about the petition quickly gathering support and stories of its importance: https://www.change.org/p/save-old-fire-house-teen-center?utm_source=supporter_emails_dm <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%7Cabirney%40redmond.gov%7C6061c9eb4d0e47cf4de408dd6a37b07c%7Ccb894d07355f495fb9c1a2a6d84a7468%7C0%7C0%7C638783509631408514%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6RyFgvF4ga1oUQQsjm%2FoU%2Bq94T8f6LrCkxr4mzEDapM%3D&reserved=0> 

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

Best wishes,
Michael Proulx 
7902 168th Ave NE Apt 201
Redmond WA 98052
