The Bronson team and the Anchorage Assembly have been at odds on the development of a 150-bed adult shelter for more than two years, and after Friday’s work session the two sides seem to be even farther apart.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration and the Anchorage Assembly are still debating the feasibility of constructing and operating a mass homeless shelter in the city.
Back in June, the assembly passed a resolution to appropriate $11.1 million from the municipality’s general fund to the capital improvement projects fund for the construction of the Tudor and Elmore navigation center project. Director of Community Development Lance Wilbur said the cost of constructing the facility will fall around $11.4 million — $12.4 million if constructed during the winter — but those figures didn’t include purchasing of equipment of furnishings.
Assembly Chair Christopher Constant and Vice Chair Meg Zaletel said the funding sources will divert funding away from critical municipal services, including wildfire mitigation.
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