The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved setting April 30 for closure of emergency winter homeless shelters and outlining a “demobilization plan.”
Southwest entrance to the homeless shelter at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage on Monday, April 10, 2023. setting April 30 as the date for closure of the city’s emergency winter homeless shelters and outlining a “demobilization plan.”
Assembly member Felix Rivera, who chairs the Committee on Housing and Homelessness and who drafted the measure, acknowledged that the city will see a swell of unsheltered homelessness come May 1. The measure prioritizes some issues, like the expected influx of individuals with mental illnesses and/or substance misuse disorders on the streets.“Based on all of the conversations that I have had, on May 1, we really could be seeing a behavioral health emergency playing out on our streets — even more than we see right now,” Rivera said.
• It asks the administration to look into changes to city code that would be needed to allow alternative types of shelter such as Pallet shelters and other modular structures. • Calls for the creation of a task force to look into the possibility of setting up sanctioned homeless camps.
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