After lengthy debate last night, the Anchorage Assembly narrowly approved putting roughly $6.2 million toward the construction of a navigation center and shelter to address the city’s homeless crisis.
The area where the city plans to build a 29,000 square foot navigation center for homeless adults. Officials say the shelter, which will sit on the parking lot on the far end of the Anchorage Police Department impound lot next to the old APD headquarters on Tudor and Elmore roads.
“What we have before us today, in my opinion, is the best possible plan that we could come up with considering the current set of circumstances that we have,” Rivera said. “Despite all of the unknowns, all the unanswered questions and frustrations, which I share.” Sulte ended up voting in favor of the shelter funding, along with Suzanne LaFrance, Kevin Cross, Felix Rivera, Kameron Perez-Verdia and Jamie Allard.
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