With hundreds of homeless residents camping in parks and sleeping on the streets, the Anchorage Assembly is set to consider a proposal Tuesday to set up sanctioned camping areas for those living unsheltered.
The Sanctioned Camp Community Task Force recently proposedthat recommends setting up five sanctioned camps by June 19.
“We do not have the financial backing. And as great as these ideas are, and the hours that this task force has spent -- which I believe we could possibly roll into next summer -- I personally do not believe that we will be able to stand up five Cadillac-plan sanctioned camps with the resources that we have, with no financial plan by the date that’s being asked of us,” Johnson said.
“Whether that particular proposal gets enough votes or not, whether the narrowed-down proposal will get the support of the mayor — I can’t tell you right now,” he said.
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