City insurer urges caution with homeless

Shelton can’t use the courts to solve its homeless problem.

At least not now.

That’s the opinion of city officials and the city’s insurer, Washington Cities Insurance Authority.

Shelton City Manager Mark Ziegler, speaking with the Journal in August, said while some may see a solution in a recent Supreme Court decision overturning Martin v. Boise and allowing camping bans on public land, he is wary.

“It’s not necessarily the fix,” he said.

Ziegler and other municipal officials throughout the state rely on WCIA’s advice and right now the insurer is recommending against prohibiting homeless campi...