Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson said Tuesday that his administration now supports converting a vacant Midtown hotel into housing for the homeless, something he has long opposed.
started under the Berkowitz administration to purchase properties for use as shelters and substance abuse treatment facilities. The Golden Lion’s purchase was funded with cash from the municipality’s sale of its electrical utility. Under the proposed plan, the Golden Lion would have become a drug and alcohol treatment facility.
Bronson’s successful campaign for mayor in 2021 grew in part out of vocal community opposition to those measures, and since taking office the administration has raised numerousto converting the Golden Lion at the expense of utilizing potential housing the municipality already owns. “As we work together to make sure no one sleeps in the cold, I have directed my team to implement a plan that allows the former Golden Lion Hotel to be used in an efficient manner that helps as many people as possible,” Bronson said in a statement. “I am committed to working with community partners and the Anchorage Assembly to quickly bring this resource online.”
The Anchorage Assembly has consistently pushed for the building to be used as part of the city’s plan for sheltering and supporting homeless people.
The Bronson administration estimates conversion work and repairs to make the building comply with safety standards will cost around $700,000. They anticipate the facility opening in four to six months.Zachariah Hughes covers the military, dog mushing, politics, subsistence issues and general assignments for the Anchorage Daily News. Prior to joining the ADN he worked in Alaska’s public radio network, and got his start in journalism at KNOM in Nome.
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