Anchorage's winter shelter plan will rely on hotels, nonprofits and churches this year
The Anchorage Assembly voted Tuesday to put more than $6 million toward the winter shelter plan.
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The Anchorage Assembly voted Tuesday to put more than $6 million toward the winter shelter plan.
It's a rare move, and allows the Assembly chair to compel witness testimony and the release of documents, plus pursue possible legal action to get records.
Tuesday night, the assembly also approved possibly using the former Central Transfer station administration building as a shelter.
There was a particular focus on crime, drug use and uncleanliness in the camp near Third Avenue and Ingra Street downtown.
Demboski’s 24-page lawsuit includes new allegations, including that the mayor gave his “tacit approval” for his then-chief of staff to have an “improper relationship with a subordinate.”