Seattle officials say RV ‘remediation’ not prompted by MLB All-Star Game despite planned protest

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Protesters are planning an "RV Park-In" for July 11 during MLB’s All-Star Game in Seattle despite officials saying the RV "remediation" in the SODO neighborhood is unrelated to the game. 

Jaime Housen, director for communications for the Seattle mayors' office, told Fox News Digital the RV "remediation" in the SODO neighborhood of Seattle had been planned, and RV’s were not asked to move specifically due to the July 11 MLB All-Star Game at T-Mobile Park. 

An MLB All-Star Game patch on a Seattle Mariners jersey during a game between the Seattle Mariners and the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards June 23, 2023, in Baltimore.  (Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

RV campers were reportedly preparing to move from the area by the morning of July 5 after notices were posted advising them to leave, according to KOMO News. 

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Seattle officials said Unified Care Team crews were onsite Thursday in SODO "completing a previously scheduled encampment resolution and RV remediation." 

"The UCT uses an objective prioritization matrix to help determine the encampments that most urgently need our attention," the Seattle mayor’s office said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "The city’s homelessness response has had a steady and consistent focus on SODO over the last year and a half due to a high concentration of RVs and tents. We have not changed this process or approach in the lead up to the All-Star Game.

A general aerial view of the stadium seen from a drone outside T-Mobile Park at sunset before MLB All-Star Week June 21, 2023, in Seattle.  (Steph