The FVCC continues to work on addressing the issues of Chronic Public Inebriates and Street-Level Criminals in Fairview and the Downtown Area. A forum with policy-makers was held from 6:30-8:00 pm on Tuesday, October 21, 2008, at Fairview Elementary School (1327 Nelchina St.).

Supplementary forum materials:

• Agenda
• Biographies of panelists
• Press Release
• Fairview Community Council draft report on previous workshops concerning chronic public inebriates (2008)
• Municipality of Anchorage
  • Department of Health and Human Services - "The Chronic Inebriate Problem in Anchorage - Brief Overview" (2007)
  • Shorter brochure describing the chronic inebriate problem  
• Article by Malcolm Gladwell discussing costs of chronic public inebriates to society and possible solutions 

The Council has also held public workshops on March 22nd, 2008, and October 13, 2007.  These workshops looked at how underfunding of the criminal justice system has contributed to negative impacts on the quality of life for residents in Fairview and the Downtown Area, and explored possible solutions to the problem.   

Here are other materials related to the criminal justice system.

Click Here To View How Underfunding Courts Impacts APD

Click Here To View An Article About A Previous Meeting With The Prosecutor