The Issaquah City Council is about to approve an ordinance that would block sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet from schools or daycare centers.

If it passes, it will be the strictest measure in the state, and resident Ashlyn Leahy is behind it 100 percent.

"I want my kids to be in the best possible environment," she said.

Leahy moved to Issaquah because of her kids. 5-year-old Connor starts school this fall and the Leahy's picked Issaquah for the quality of life and the city's strict rules she believes keeps her two kids safe.

"Sex offenders that have been convicted of a crime need to be as far away from daycares and schools and my children as far as possible," she says.

In Issaquah, there are two registered sex offenders: John Weber, a level two offender from Spokane, and Kyle Lewis, a level three offender, with the highest risk of re-offending.

The men live together 880 feet away from school grounds, which is in compliance with state law.

Issaquah City Councilman Bill Conley explains the new measure would require them to move to mostly office or commercial zones.

When asked if he believed it was fair and reasonable, Conley replied: "That's the problem here, this is not a yes or a no answer on this particular issue. What's fair and reasonable is to have a safe community for our children to grow up in."

But public defender Dennis Carroll says the ordinance gives families a false sense of security.

"What about the next street where the offender has to live, or the next part of town?" he said. "It doesn't address the issue on a broad community basis, it only protects particular segments of the community."

He says pushing offenders away from society doesn't solve the problem, it makes it worse.

Issaquah's mayor disagrees.

"There are number of places that are available, and we do (this) because there is a high risk of reoffending," mayor Ava Frisinger said.

The likelihood of sex offenders reoffending is a point of contention as the studies themselves vary. Some say it's less than 10 percent, while others say it's a high as 37 percent.

Either way, city council members say this measure will pass on Monday and go into effect at the end of August.