The Anchorage Assembly will receive a briefing Friday afternoon on the $50 million in repairs that may be needed for the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, a downtown cultural hub that has suffered from decades of deferred maintenance.
The 2:10 pm presentation, prepared by ACPA, Inc. — the nonprofit that has operated the center since its opening in 1988 –warns that the PAC is facing escalating infrastructure failure, decades of underinvestment, and operational constraints that threaten its core functions, safety, and long-term viability.
Despite hosting between 150,000 and 250,000 patrons annually, supporting eight resident companies, and serving as an economic engine for downtown Anchorage, the PAC’s facility has not seen consistent capital investment from its municipal owner…