Ben Boeke Arena Anchorage

Additionally in order to ensure adequate separation distances for individuals experiencing homelessness the municipality is preparing to convert the ben boeke ice.

Ben boeke arena anchorage. It is named after former anchorage city clerk benjamin w. The anchorage assembly held a worksession on monday august 31 during which it was announced that the municipality will ensure access to ben boeke arena for ice hockey. Ben boeke ice rink often shortened to boeke or bb1 bb2 is an ice hockey arena that opened in 1974.

Rate is 350 hour. Ben boeke arena no longer a mass shelter. Ben boeke ice arena features two indoor rinks open year round public skating skate rental lessons for all ages hockey leagues and instruction.

City officials told the anchorage assembly s committee on homelessness last week that the number of people using ben boeke has declined so the arena will revert to its former status as a venue. After taking heavy criticism from some of the more well connected people in the anchorage community mayor ethan berkowitz has backed down on the ben boeke arena. Boeke who served from 1947 to 1967 under 11 mayors and 8 city managers.

Anchorage city officials said saturday that the ben boeke ice arena is the preferred location as an additional shelter for many of the city s homeless during the rapidly unfolding coronavirus. Data provided by the municipality of anchorage shows that since may 10 an average of 230 people stayed at the two shelters well under their maximum. The sullivan arena is still being used for.

So whether it s figure skating ice hockey public ice skating skating classes the ben boeke and dempsey anderson ice arenas can handle all your needs. The assembly s use of coronavirus relief funds for housing allowed reopening of the arena. Dempsey anderson ice arena.

Athletes from hockey teams to figure skaters will get their ice back from the mayor s intended use of the arena for housing vagrants. Due to the proactive emergency preparations for covid 19 the municipality of anchorage has closed all public facilities including the ben boeke ice arena and dempsey ice arena.