When you say 'the city', you are effectively saying, 'the taxpayers/citizens of Anchorage'. That is where the MONEY you want to pay for services for these people is taken from. I have no wish to put one thin dime toward helping a drunken bum or heroin junkie continue his/her lifestyle at the expense of the public good. I've worked 2 jobs with no life for years just to pay down debt and try to advance my life in a positive direction, only to have the junkies and drunks trash my property and steal all day from my work. I watch thousands of dollars worth of equipment and tools march out the door and get a wave, a smile, and a 'thank you' from the Thieves, since they know APD won't do ANYTHING. Being an honest person I pay my way, not hold a sign on the corner asking, literally, for Weed and Booze. And if you missed the earlier story, EMS won't go to the 'Homeless gathering spot' without backup now as it is too DANGEROUS.

However... I understand Adak Island has room and some buildings..