Anchorage begins removing remaining homeless encampments in Centennial Park Campground City - Shelter HEAD TOPICS
Anchorage begins removing remaining homeless encampments in Centennial Park Campground
10/21/2022 6:43:00 AM
Anchorage begins removing remaining homeless encampments in Centennial Park Campground
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Anchorage begins removing remaining homeless encampments in Centennial Park Campground For now, no one has been forced to leave Centennial Park Campground , but a spokesman for the mayor’s office said cleanup and clearing will start again tomorrow morning. its former mass homeless shelter at the end of June, moving homeless residents into the campground instead.Pressed to meet a deadline in city law requiring enough emergency shelter space for all homeless residents when temperatures drop, city officials reversed course and reopened a smaller, 150-person shelter in Sullivan last month. The city posted abatement notices on Oct. 4 after itclosed the campground— the official process for clearing homeless camps, which is regulated in city code. In the weeks leading up to Thursday, campers haven’t been sure where they should go, or if the city would be able to legally force them to leave. A federal court ruling holds that homeless camps can’t be cleared unless there is adequate shelter space available. Sullivan Arena had been full for a few days. Read more:
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'Black Adam' stars Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo, and Quintessa Swindell raise a super-powered toast to their new DC film. Read more >> City begins abatement process at Centennial Campground Campers remaining at Centennial Campground were ordered to pack up and leave Thursday as the city began the abatement process. Juneau’s city-run homeless camp closed for winter, but the warming shelter isn’t open yet“We’ve already had a few (homeless) people come and ask about space here,” said Luke Vroman, deputy director of Juneau's Glory Hall homeless shelter. “And what we tell them is we’re very full, but we’ll do what we can.” Uncertainty looms for the remaining unhoused people at Anchorage’s Centennial Campground who will soon be kicked outThe campers who have stayed at Centennial after the Sullivan Arena reopened as a shelter now face a Thursday deadline to leave the public campground, even as officials concede shelter space remains in short supply. 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It’s not safe. shuttered its former mass homeless shelter at the end of June, moving homeless residents into the campground instead.Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Campers remaining at Centennial Campground were ordered to pack up and leave Thursday as the city began the abatement process.Juneau’s Mill Campground on October 14, 2022.drenching campers , many of whom were ill prepared to live in the elements with few ways to keep warm or dry. Pressed to meet a deadline in city law requiring enough emergency shelter space for all homeless residents when temperatures drop, city officials reversed course and reopened a smaller, 150-person shelter in Sullivan last month. The city posted abatement notices on Oct. 4 they would have to move in just over two weeks. 4 after it closed the campground — the official process for clearing homeless camps, which is regulated in city code. It’s for people experiencing homelessness in Juneau. In the weeks leading up to Thursday, campers haven’t been sure where they should go, or if the city would be able to legally force them to leave. She was one of nearly 100 people who didn’t leave after the campground was officially closed on Oct. A federal court ruling holds that homeless camps can’t be cleared unless there is adequate shelter space available. [ Bronson administration approved $4. Sullivan Arena had been full for a few days. Adkins said she didn’t want to return to the Sullivan Arena but wasn’t sure where she would go. KTOO isn’t using his last name because of the stigma attached to homelessness. ADVERTISEMENT The city surged its shelter capacity at Sullivan to 200 beds on Thursday, according Young. [Earlier coverage: Uncertainty looms for unhoused people remaining at Anchorage’s Centennial Park Campground who will soon be kicked out ] Also, “the Alex Hotel is anticipated to be brought online today” Young said by text message. “Just not for my animal. The city has been slated to open 55 double-occupancy rooms in the Spenard-area hotel for homeless residents to stay. “But overall, I really do like it. Homeless coordinator with the Health Department, Alexis Johnson, said that as of a census done on Tuesday, about 98 people were still at Centennial.” The city was offering shelter space at the Sullivan Arena where spokesperson Corey Allen Young said 50 beds became available on Thursday. Among those still staying in Centennial is Virginia Christie, who on Monday was bundled under a thick scarf and heavy jacket bearing a whistle dangling from the zipper, her bright blue eyes blazing from inside a sweatshirt hood. It’s now muddy, soggy and cold, and there is no running water. With the abatement impending, by Thursday many more people had already moved on, either to Sullivan or to stay or camp elsewhere in Anchorage. The city has offered to store some camper’s belongings, but there is plenty of trash and items left behind including vehicles that don’t run. “I stayed in the woods last year,” he said. Aside from the people still living there, abandoned vehicles and left-behind trash and tents still dotted the sites along the campground loops on Thursday morning. City Parks and Recreation Department staff started with those empty camps on Thursday. Copyright 2022 KTUU. They loaded and hauled truckloads of stuff to the dump, from abandoned furniture to tents, canopies, tarps and heaps of trash. “We survived. She was figuring out how she and a friend could get to another part of town to meet with a case worker, “to try to figure out what’s going on with housing. Later, with a few Anchorage Police officers providing security, they took the first few steps in abatement, speaking with homeless campers and directing them to Sullivan Arena. Most Read. City staff hauled off belongings campers no longer wanted. This is a developing story. The road up to the Mill Campground isn’t serviced over the winter, so it’s not possible to haul water and service the toilets up there. Check back for updates. • • • Emily Goodykoontz Emily Goodykoontz is a reporter covering Anchorage local government and general assignments. Some people have paraphernalia,” Christie said. She previously covered breaking news at The Oregonian in Portland before joining ADN in 2020. He said the city only leases the campground for the summer because the rest of the year it’s too difficult to manage. She earned her degree in journalism from the University of Oregon. Contact her at
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