A mistake on a form filed with the Secretary of State's Office, coupled with a delay in fixing the error, means ticket sales for the popular annual Jeep raffle tickets still haven't started. The Ouray Tourism Office, which bought the bright white 2019 Jeep Wrangler in May, hopes to begin selling tickets later this month. Plaindealer photo by Mike Wiggins
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Jeep raffle stalled
CITY OF OURAY
A year after financial trouble delayed the purchase of the Jeep for the annual raffle, the Ouray Tourism Office is struggling to get the popular event off the ground again this summer, and organizers are making contingency plans should the raffle not happen at all.
An error in a quarterly report filed with the Secretary of State’s Office, coupled with a long delay in fixing the error, means the OTO still hasn’t secured permission from the state to begin selling raffle tic...