Denver committee approves proposed license for La Paz shelter site
The $10-a-year proposal would cover the existing 60-unit shelter on city land at 621 W. Wesley Ave., with two renewal options.
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Denver’s South Platte River Committee approved a proposed license for Colorado Village Collaborative to operate the existing La Paz shelter on city land at 621 W. Wesley Ave. The proposed fee is $10 a year.The filed resolution records the committee’s approval by consent on Oct. 7.
La Paz is a 60-unit micro-community shelter that opened in March 2024. The city identifies its address as both 2301 S. Santa Fe Drive and 621 W. Wesley Ave., and lists the shelter’s capacity as 60 units.
The city’s license request describes an initial term from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 2026, with renewal options through Dec. 31, 2027, and March 20, 2028. It says the Collaborative would provide services around the clock under a separate agreement with the Department of Housing Stability. These are proposed terms; the request is not the full license agreement. The filed resolution has no City Council passage date.
The Overland Park Neighborhood Association has reported concerns about the nearby school bus stop, traffic and access through a narrow alley, pedestrian and bicycle safety, cleanliness, and safety around nearby river parks. The association says residents have differing views and it has not taken an organizational position. Its updates describe city discussions of possible responses, including an alley-side sidewalk, replacing a sound fence and moving the bus stop, as well as an ongoing Good Neighbor Committee with the shelter operator, city representatives and neighborhood members.