The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday narrowly approved spending $6.2 million for construction of a homeless shelter and navigation center after a lengthy and at times emotional debate.
The facility should be sheltering people by the end of July, said Larry Baker, a consultant for the Bronson administration and a member of the negotiation group since its beginnings.
The city has not yet presented a plan for operations and services at the East Anchorage shelter, a source of trepidation echoed by multiple Assembly members during Tuesday night’s debate. Assembly member Meg Zaletel, who is also the executive director of the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness, is assisting in the effort, he said.
“I get it. Homelessness. These are noncontributing members of our society. It’s hard to spend money on them. But if we ignore a problem I guarantee it only gets worse. So we have to do something,” Assembly member Randy Sulte said. Assembly Vice Chair Chris Constant pointed to issues the neighborhoods around Sullivan Arena shelter have seen, such as trash, excrement on streets and crime.
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