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Anchorage officials outline surge bed decompression, micro‑unit rollout and service partnerships
Summary
Health and mayoral staff told the committee they plan to reduce surge shelter beds by attrition to reach 300 year‑round beds by end of April, aim to fully decompress surge beds by April 30, 2026, and reported a signed lease and service contracts for micro‑units that will be populated in early April.
The Anchorage Health Department and mayoral staff briefed the Assembly Housing and Homelessness Committee on plans to scale down pandemic‑era surge shelter capacity, stand up micro‑units with onsite services, and fund and contract for shelter services and data systems.
Thea Agnu Ben of the mayor's office said the contractor RRS could not attend but provided information: the municipality will begin reducing some surge beds over a roughly six‑week period to return to 300 year‑round beds by the end of April, using case management and attrition rather than abrupt closures. "That is now helping 30 people…
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