As the municipality looks for new polices for getting people off the streets, it’s looking to an out-of-state company that specializes in tiny, modular huts that have grown popular in dozens of other cities.
“There was pushback in February in particular because the administration mentioned Centennial Park,” said Felix Rivera, chair of the Assembly’s Housing and Homelessness Committee. “Of course, you’re going to get a lot of feedback if you mention something that was a nightmare.”
With few options on the table, city officials returned to the idea and included it as a possibility in winter shelter demobilization plans this spring. “I think it’s worth exploring because we know our construction costs are really high in Alaska,” she said. “I wouldn’t want to see us pursue something like that at the expense of actual buildings.”
“Can they actually deliver quickly? For me, that’s a key component that Purchasing needs to look at,” Rivera said.Pallet has no track record in Alaska. Though to be fair, just a few years ago they had no track record at all. They have so far sent shelters to Madison, Wisconsin, and Burlington, Vermont, and more are soon going to Rochester, New York, and Boston.
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