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Dec 22, 2023

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Tristin Lorass (right) and Samantha Gates pack their belongings Thursday at the Skagit Motel in Sedro-Woolley. SEDRO-WOOLLEY — The city of Sedro-Woolley shut down the Skagit Motel early Thursday after

Tristin Lorass (right) and Samantha Gates pack their belongings Thursday at the Skagit Motel in Sedro-Woolley.

SEDRO-WOOLLEY — The city of Sedro-Woolley shut down the Skagit Motel early Thursday after finding drug contamination in four rooms.

Most of the motel’s 47 rooms were occupied by long-term residents, who were informed of the closure about 5 p.m. Wednesday.

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A city of Sedro-Woolley staff member staples a sign stating the Skagit Motel is unsafe for entry Thursday in Sedro-Woolley.

A Sedro-Woolley city staff member carries plywood past caution tape surrounding the Skagit Motel on Thursday in Sedro-Woolley.

A sign informing residents about the shut down of the Skagit Motel hangs on a door to a room at the motel on Thursday in Sedro-Woolley.

A sign pointing residents toward housing resources stands outside the Skagit Motel on Thursday in Sedro-Woolley.

Brandon Stone can be reached at [email protected], 360-416-2112, Twitter: @Brandon_SVH

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