Mayor LaFrance hosts first open house to address issues in Anchorage | Homepage [Video]

In a packed auditorium at the Loussac Library in Anchorage, community members gathered to voice their opinions on Anchorage’s struggles. The vote was split into eight sections, dealing with various issues from homelessness, childcare, and workforce development to housing.

“I just think that density in the right places is going to help us get things across the finish line faster than we would do one house at a time,” said Carol Gore, who’s on the housing transition team.

The homelessness crisis has been an ongoing issue.

“And the big thing we need to do is figure out, based on the data available, what we can do as a community, what we need to do as a community, and then how we’re going to do it,” said Bob Doehl, who’s on the unhoused and homeless transition team.

As Mayor LaFrance believes the process of fixing Anchorage involves everyone.

“One of my biggest focuses of the transition has been building …