Aspen Human Services Officer Braulio Jerez leads one of the weekly meetings at the Intercept Lot encampment for residents of the camp and case managers to discuss updates with the camp on Thursday, April 8, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
When a team of local officials established a Safe Outdoor Space at the Brush Creek lot last April, they thought the camp for people experiencing homelessness might exist for several months through tight COVID-19 restrictions.
“We certainly didn’t anticipate that the temporary Safe Outdoor Space would be here a year later,” said Nan Sundeen, Pitkin County’s director of human services.