Assembly member Felix Rivera said opposition from the community is getting in the way of making progress on finding a permanent homeless shelter location before next winter.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The head of the Anchorage Assembly’s Committee on Housing and Homelessness wants to remove two controversial sites from the list of locations being considered for a year-round low-barrier shelter.
People who live near the Rec Center, located on Arctic Boulevard between Tudor and International Airport roads, said they were taken by surprise to learn the building was for sale and the Assembly was considering purchasing it for use as a homeless shelter. Mayor Dave Bronson said their concerns were valid, pointing out the center is in the middle of a neighborhood, near churches and schools.
Rivera said he believed the Navigation Center should also be removed from the list, something the Mayor did not agree with. “We heard the exact same thing about the Tudor and Elmore Navigation Center from hundreds of neighbors who were concerned about preserving neighborhoods, institutions,” he said. “And so I think we should, for the benefit of this community and moving this conversation forward, take them both off the table.”
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