The Ridgway Visitor Center will remain closed for the rest of the year, with operators citing concerns about the health and •ƒˆ‡›‘ˆ‘Ž‡‡•™Š‘•ƒsafety of volunteers who staff the facility.

The board of directors for the Ridgway Chamber of Commerce, which runs the visitor center, voted May 18 to keep the center closed in 2020. It typically opens May 1 and closes at the end of September.

Jeanne Robertson, the visitor center’s volunteer coordinator, asked volunteers if they would be...