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Anchorage asked to shelter up to 1,500 Western Alaska evacuees; donations collection, transport planned
Summary
The mayor told the Assembly Housing and Homeless Committee Anchorage received a state request to temporarily house up to 1,500 people displaced by the Western Alaska disaster; the city and partners are organizing facility space, donations and transport.
The mayor told the Assembly Housing and Homeless Committee on Oct. 15 that the state has requested Anchorage find temporary housing for up to 1,500 people displaced by the disaster in Western Alaska and that an additional 500 people are expected to go directly to the University of Alaska Anchorage.
The request arrived the morning of the meeting, and the mayor said municipal emergency management and health staff were working with partners to identify large municipal facilities that could be used for mass shelter, including the Egan Center and Sullivan Arena. "As mayor, I stand ready to help in any way we…
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