Assembly boosts funding for economic development
The additional money will help KPEDD cover matching costs for projects
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The additional money will help KPEDD cover matching costs for projects
The Anchorage Assembly approved a measure that could be a step toward reviving the controversial Holtan Hills housing project in Girdwood, though Mayor Dave Bronson and Assembly members quarreled over how it would be funded. The mayor vetoed the measure several days later, but the Assembly can resurrect it with a veto override vote.
The measure provides $119,000 to hire a real estate consultant “to protect” the interest of the municipality’s Heritage Land Bank in the Holtan Hills land development deal, according to the item approved this week.
The shelter planned to close on April 30, but Assembly members have been concerned about the health and safety issues for those with physical disabilities and additional needs.
Members will vote Tuesday on a proposal to extend operations at the shelter, with details yet to be figured out.