DENVER — As snow fell across Denver on Friday, the city activated its emergency cold-weather shelter system, opening several facilities. But one of the city’s largest emergency shelter sites, the former DoubleTree hotel at 4040 Quebec St., known as The Aspen, remained closed, even as some people gathered outside expecting it to open.
The decision stood in contrast to the city’s position just weeks earlier.
During a prolonged cold snap in January, the mayor’s office pushed to open the same shelter despite political disputes with the Denver City Council, arguing the site was critical because of its location near where many people experiencing homelessness stay…