Well, I think at the end of the day, early on, we ended, or compelled the Assembly to end, the COVID restrictions. That’s what was really important, because people say, ‘COVID did this to us, and COVID did that to us.’ And certainly it did, to a degree, but to a relatively small degree. What really hurt us was the COVID shutdowns. And we could see early on that the restrictions that were put on really didn’t help with the spread of COVID.
I told them I was going to close down the Sullivan because it had to be closed down. And I didn’t order anyone to go into Centennial Park. We had 56 people that voluntarily went to Centennial Park from Sullivan Arena. That’s their choice. Remember, I can’t arrest people for being homeless. I don’t want to be able to do that. I provide opportunities and all I did was provide a campground so you don’t have to pay the daily fee. That’s all this is.
wesley_early Ship them to Kodiak. Build facilities there. Its a state issue. Not a city. All the communities dump their homeless in anchorage.
wesley_early Hmmm…doesn’t attend assembly meeting ?
wesley_early “..it never occurred to me that I would have to tell them (Assembly) how I’m going to close down the Sullivan. “
wesley_early 'We are providing hot and cold running water.... providing showers... providing toilet paper... providing a campsite, volunteer groups came in and actually provided tents. So this is a vast improvement.' But it's not the Mayors response to closing Sullivan?
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