Mayor Dave Bronson administration said late Thursday that it will go ahead with the Anchorage Assembly’s plan for emergency shelter that includes providing space for people at the Sullivan Arena.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Mayor Dave Bronson administration said late Thursday that it will go ahead with the Anchorage Assembly’s plan for emergency shelter that includes providing space for up to 150 people at the Sullivan Arena.
The Mayor has also indicated that he agrees to adding additional beds at existing shelters including Brother Francis, Covenant House and a new building being purchased by Bean’s Café. At the time, Bronson said that federal funding to keep the shelter going was coming to an end, and that there was great concern that a wildfire might start in an unauthorized homeless camp.
Bronson said he believed the campground was well-managed, though campers at the park have decried the lack of security at night. He also reiterated his support for a navigation center in East Anchorage that the Assembly has not yet decided to fund.
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