The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday postponed for two months a decision to appropriate millions of dollars for a controversial 150-bed homeless shelter and navigation center sought by Mayor Dave Bronson.
Construction was underway Sept. 14, 2022, for the East Anchorage homeless navigation center and shelter near the intersection of Tudor Road and Elmore Road.
Some Assembly members signaled that the shelter won’t be built this winter but that other shelter options may be possible for Anchorage’s approximately 600 homeless people, including hotels or reopening of Sullivan Arena.to pay nearly $2.5 million to settle a dispute with a contractor over construction work completed last year after the Bronson administration authorized the work without receiving the required Assembly approval.
“Some of ya’ll might be tired of the talking and the planning, but the reality is this work needs to be done if we’re going to be successful this winter,” he said.“We own the land, we have the permits, we could do this,” he said. Assembly member Kameron Perez-Verdia the navigation center is taking energy away from other options for winter housing, such as hotels.
The Assembly approved delaying an appropriation decision until the Aug. 22 meeting, with three members dissenting: Randy Sulte, Scott Myers and Zac Johnson.
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