The election certification marks the beginning of a one-month transition period between mayoral administrations as Mayor-elect Suzanne LaFrance prepares to take office July 1.
Candidate Brian Flynn is married to Mayor Dave Bronson’s Purchasing Department director, Rachelle Alger. Flynn, who is supported by Bronson, has said the personal relationship should not impact his ability to vote on most contracts and purchases.
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The Alaska Stalker – July 24, 2021
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Well, this week sure started out with a bang.
This is wild. “The Guardian’s investigation has triggered a review in the Alaska department of law, where the lawyer works.” #akleghttps://t.co/d3xzFerCOG
Anchorage homeless shelter project scrapped by procedural technicality
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The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday scrapped Mayor Dave Bronson’s proposal to build a $15 million homeless shelter and treatment center.
Assembly members refused to put the proposal on the agenda for a public hearing scheduled for July 17, effectively ending the project.
The proposed facility would have provided individual food and sanitation services along with basic medical services to 450 homeless citizens. Services were planned to be housed in two separate but connected stressed membrane structures. These temporary structures would have housed individuals in one building while the other would have offered alcohol detoxification centers, opiate maintenance services, primary care, and preventative medical services.
The weather has been amazing in Anchorage this week! I hope everyone is out enjoying it. It s mid-June and a budget has still not been passed, but it looks like the conference committee should finish today. A lot of legislators