The Anchorage Assembly has voted to put millions of dollars toward housing. It also rejected Mayor Bronson's proposal that would’ve allowed the city to waive camping limits for people who are homeless and staying at the controversial Centennial Campground.
The city says the Salvation Army is now coordinating services there, while the parks department does security.
The first ordinance gives $500,000 to United Way to renovate up to 60 housing units with another roughly $1.2 million going to the Anchorage Health Department to fund cold weather renovations for emergency shelters. Most of the more than $4 million comes from alcohol taxes that have already been appropriated for sheltering costs, with the rest also coming from the alcohol tax fund.
“What we see here is for individuals that are putting forth a good faith effort to improve their situation and turn themselves around,” Cross said. “And therefore they qualify for these funds.”The second ordinance approved by the Assembly gives a grant of up to $3.4 million to First Presbyterian Anchorage so the group can purchase the GuestHouse building downtown. Ideally, the building would add 110 workforce housing units and another 20 permanent supporting housing units.
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