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Jason Seth
From:Angela Mose <angie.mose@yahoo.com>
Sent:Monday, November 30, 2020 8:15 PM
To:supportrl@deghtegh.com
Subject:REJECT AB-2766
Mr. Bath is a leader in Renton’s local Sikh community and mentors young people and other entrepreneurs. Mr. Bath’s
faith instructs him to constantly give to others in need, regardless of their financial or other circumstance. This is the
reason he has organized weekly food drives in local Sikh temples during this COVID-19 crisis. See Seattle-area Sikh
community leans on core values to help those in need during coronavirus pandemic
Seattle-area Sikh community leans on core values to
help those in need d...
Since opening a couple of years ago, the nonprofit Degh Tegh
Community Kitchen has served 500 meals every Saturd...
Mr. Bath’s faith, duty, and commitment to his community drove him to agree to help the homeless during this
unprecedented time. The hotel had empty rooms; King County needed those rooms; and, he could work with the County
and his new guests to create a safe environment for them to survive the COVID-19 crisis.
As a result of providing service to his community according to his faith, he has faced unbelievable discrimination
and harassment. Mr. Bath has been made to feel like he did not belong in the Renton community, even though he has
been a member of this community for nearly thirty years.
Local government agencies have made Mr. Bath and his employees feel like we are the other, and “enemies,”
simply because he agreed to help his community as a tenet of his own faith. Recently, there was a fire at the hotel
which requires intervention from the Renton Police Department. One of the Renton Police Officers audibly stated that
he wished the hotel would burn down to the ground or flood so that Mr. bath and his partners would no longer
assist the homeless population.
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The Renton City Council is now trying to severely impact Mr. Bath’s business by singling out the hotel and restricting its
use. It is apparent that the City of Renton is targeting Mr. Bath and is intent on dramatically diminishing the value of his
property (while, in the process, putting perhaps hundreds of ill men and women on the street).
Mr. Bath is being punished for simply doing what his faith and his character instruct him to do. And the bottom line
is: Where will the 100+ homeless people go if the City passes this ordinance and forces them from Red Lion Inn
in Renton? They will venture into the local community and risk increasing the spread of COVID-19 – at a time when the
rates of transmission are at an all-time high. The City’s action will result in certain death of the most vulnerable people
under its charge
Thank you for your consideration and I hope you will not pass AB-2766.
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