A graphic showing the latest proposed navigation center concept for people experiencing homelessness in Anchorage, which would be built next to the old Police Department headquarters at Tudor and Elmore Roads.
The Assembly also placed a 150-bed limit on the shelter’s size and a stipulation on its funding, making money for the shelter dependent on Bronson’s agreement to convert a former Midtown hotel into a substance misuse treatment center. Members of Bronson’s administration and Assembly member Felix Rivera, who is part of a team negotiating the city’s homelessness plans, presented to the Assembly– including a construction timeline, a more detailed breakdown of cost estimates and a glimpse into plans for the interior.
Several Assembly members, including LaFrance, also balked at the estimated costs of the facility’s construction, which have risen beyond the the previous $9 million estimate to an $11.9 million construction budget, according to the administration’sThat does not include another $1.5 million necessary for furnishings and other essentials, although the city will seek and has offers for donations, according to the presentation.
AnchorageAction We could have had the old AK Club running for so much less by now.