Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said Wednesday that the city will close four hotels that are currently being used to house migrants. He said the move will save the city roughly $60 million, which will reduce the budget shortfall from $180 million to $120 million. "It does feel like a turning point for us," Johnston said. "It seemed like the challenge kept getting harder and harder. It was almost as if the federal government wanted to prove they could make the hill steeper and steeper at every moment, thinking that we would give up. But we didn't, and we instead found a way to say we can deliver a solution that matches both our values. We can both still be a city that's welcoming and we can be a city that realizes we have to be conservative with our fiscal resources." Read more: https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/local-politics/denver-migrant-shelter-consolidation/73-8657854f-a65c-4a17-b695-fc1b9ecfdc3b ----- More local videos here: https://youtube.com/@9news Subscribe to NEXT: https://youtube.com/@Nexton9NEWS Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: https://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.