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Anchorage plans gradual reduction of surge shelter beds, to populate micro‑units and route treatment services
Summary
City staff outlined a decompression plan to reduce surge shelter beds beginning March 30 with full decompression expected by April 30, 2026; officials said ACDA has signed a lease with Anchorage Recovery Center to operate micro‑units and that contract amendments and an HMIS sole‑source award are on the upcoming Assembly agenda.
Agnu Bamb of the Mayor’s Office and Kimberly Rash of the Anchorage Health Department told the Assembly Housing and Homelessness Committee the municipality will begin a gradual reduction of congregate surge beds for shelter operations and expects to return to 300 year‑round beds by the end of April.
"We are starting to work on reducing some of our surge beds...to get to where we are back to our 300 year round beds by the end of April," Agnu Bamb said, describing a gradual, attrition‑based approach supported by case management and placement strategies.
Rash described the shelter surge history and a decompression timeline: surge activations in November 2025 increased capacity, and an…
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