| | MORE MONITORING IS NEEDED AS CAMPERS ARE CLOSE TO OUR CITY PARKS AND TRAILS. |
| | | VISITORS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT ANCH. MUNI. CODE AMC 25.70.040(A)(1) PROHIBTS |
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| | OVERNIGHT CAMPING IN THE CITY UNLESS THE SITE IS MANAGED COMMERCIALLY. |
| | | HOMELESSNESS CONTINUES TO GROW ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ESPECIALLY IN OUR CITY. |
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| | WITH LESS MONEY FOR HOUSING, SHELTERS ARE IMPACTED. FEDERAL FUNDING CHANGES... |
| | | HAVE CUT FEWER HOUSING VOUCHERS IN ANCHORAGE BY 20%. THE MAYOR'S TASK FORCE TO |
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| | END HOMELESSNESS IN TEN YEARS IS OUR MODEL FOR A SERIOUS SOLUTION DESPITE |
| | | THE FEDERAL FUNDING SET BACKS. IT IS AN UNPRECEDENTED APPROACH THAT CHALLENGES |
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| | ALL COMMUNITY SECTORS, FAITH-BUSINESS-FUNDERS-HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS-STATE- |
| | | MUNICIPAL-JUDICIAL-NONPROFITS-FEDERAL & THE HOMELESS THEMSELVES TO TACKLE |
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| | HOMELESSNESS TOGETHER. WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH STRONG PARTICIPATION... |
| | | AND FOLLOWING THE STEPS OF THE TEN YEAR PLAN IS ESSENTIAL. IT'S BEEN APPLAUDED |
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| | BOTH LOCALLY & NATIONALLY. WHEELS ARE IN MOTION FOR LONG TERM SOLUTIONS |
| | | THANKS TO THE DEDICATED MUNI. DEPT. OF NEIGHBORHOODS STAFF & TASK FORCE |
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| | MEMBERS. PLEASE VISIT; http:// www.muni.org/cdbg/homeless.cfm |
| | | ON GOING SHORT TERM SOLUTIONS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PLAN WITH |
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| | INCREASED CAMPERS CITY WIDE. KNOWING THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM FIRST HAND |
| | | SHOULD BE PARAMOUNT. ARBRA SUGGESTION, USE $30-35,000 OF CAMP OUTREACH GRANT |
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| | FUND via RurAL CAP AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO FULL-SCALE MANAGED CAMPS (which ARBRA |
| | | agrees is a long shot) WOULD BE NOT UNLIKE WHAT ARBRA's DOING NOW WITH SOME |
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| | EXCEPTIONS; 1) HIRE A TASK FORCE TECHNICIAN TO MONITOR CAMPS. |
| | | 2) SHARE FINDING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS. |
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| | 3) PROVIDE RESOURCE INFO TO THOSE IN NEED &/OR DIRECT INTERVENTION BACK TO |
| | | CAMPER. 4) USE PRE-SIGNED ARBRA CHECKS TO HELP ACCELERATE CLEAN UP + A LEG UP. |
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| | 5) NOTIFY ARBRA ON ABANDONED CAMPS & UNDERBRUSH REMOVAL NEEDS. |
| | | 6) KEEP AN OPEN DIALOG WITH NONPROFIT AGENCIES ON AVAILABLE HOUSING, |
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| COMMUNITY COUNCILS & THE ARBRA HOTLINE.
COMPASSION IS NEEDED WITH 3000... |
| | | PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS IN ANCHORAGE & TRYING TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. |
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| | THERE ARE 300+/- EACH YEAR RECYCLING BETWEEN BRO. FRANCIS (30 days), THE |
| | | MISSION (30 days) & 30 DAYS BACK IN THE WOODS THEN START THE CYCLE |
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| | ALL OVER AGAIN. THESE 300+/- ARE THE MOST VISIBLE AND IN THE MOST |
| | | DANGER, NOT ONLY TO THEMSELVES BUT THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. OUR GREATEST |
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| | LIABILITY IS NOT KNOWING WHO, WHAT, WHEN &/OR HOW MUCH! NOT ONLY FOR THEIR |
| | | SAFETY BUT THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY. ARBRA HOTLINE (907) 563-3815 ext.225 |
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