Mayor Dave Bronson said Anchorage will not use Sullivan Arena as a homeless shelter this winter. To prevent people from freezing to death outside, his administration wants to purchase plane tickets for people who want to travel elsewhere.
With colder months approaching,
Bronson said that in the absence of a dedicated winter shelter, hundreds of unhoused people could be exposed to subzero temperatures this winter. And, he said, “Sullivan Arena is, my understanding is, won’t be used for a homeless shelter again.”It’s also not yet clear what shelter or shelters could replace the Sullivan, which, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, has functioned off and on as a mass-care facility, at times sheltering more than 500 people.
The city would like to provide funding for additional nonprofits to stand up travel programs, Johnson said, estimating that $600 to $1,000 flights cost about the same as a six- to 10-day stay in a homeless shelter. Assembly Chair Christopher Constant said there hasn’t been any formal conversation between the Assembly and the administration about funding a relocation program. That approach may be helpful to a few, but not for the majority of Anchorage’s homeless residents, who are Alaskans, born either in Anchorage or other parts of the state, Constant said.
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