The Anchorage Assembly and Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration continue to debate how to help the homeless residents of Anchorage.
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The assembly committee on housing and homelessness met with members of the Mayor’s Administration to talk about what the assembly members are calling a ‘humanitarian crisis.’ Wednesday’s meetingthe draft of the housing and urban development action plan, along with an update on the navigation center — but it was the Centennial Campground drawing the most questions from assembly members.
“What’s your plan for getting people out of the centennial campgrounds?” assembly member Forrest Dunbar asked. “How long is it going to take.”Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness“Mister Dunbar as of right now, we are exploring winter sheltering options,” Johnson said. “We do not have plans to keep people at Centennial or to allow people to camp through winter.”
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