A new proposal could create sanctioned camp zones across Anchorage to offer basic services and security to homeless people with no other shelter options.
for many people to go: Remaining shelters are at capacity and supportive housing and substance abuse treatment facilities are scarce.“The Municipality does not currently fund or maintain a permanent, general-population emergency shelter following the closure of the Sullivan Area on May 1, 2023,” the resolution states.
An area near the Clitheroe Center in Anchorage that is included in a draft ordinance as available land for proposed sanctioned camping, photographed on Tuesday. The task force’s measure does not outline who will be in charge of each sanctioned camp, but instead asks the city to request bids from potential providers who will potentially operate them.“No more than two sanctioned camp locations should be managed by a single provider,” the resolution states.
•The 1805 Academy Drive building by Abbott Road in South Anchorage, which, according to the resolution, would be run as a sanctioned camp that includes opening up 10 of the building’s rooms for habitation year-round. “While the idea of sanctioned camps may seem appealing because of the current overrun of our parks and trails, the truth is that it is simply too late to implement such a comprehensive solution this summer,” Bronson said in an emailed statement. “Instead, we must focus our efforts on establishing emergency cold weather shelter to meet the needs of vulnerable individuals by winter snowfall.”
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