Assemblyman objects to new shelter downtown

Downtown Assemblyman Christopher Constant said on Wednesday, enough is enough when it comes to putting more services for the homeless downtown.Constant was reacting to a plan to open a new shelter on B Street, also in downtown Anchorage.
Anchorage Homeless Coordinator Nancy Burke said the city wants to lease a former halfway house near the Federal Building that is now vacant and turn it into a shelter for homeless seniors aged 65 and older. Burke said that would take some of the pressure off the