Visitors and residents roam the streets of Ouray in this August 2020 file photo. The city of Ouray is asking for residents to share their ideas and opinions on how the city should manage tourism in light of back-to-back record years of visitation. Erin McIntyre â Ouray County Plaindealer
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With tourism reaching new heights, city seeks opinions on managing the growth
Coming off back-to-back years of record visitation that taxed the backcountry, strained infrastructure and left overworked, understaffed businesses desperate for a break, the city of Ouray wants to hear residents’ opinions on tourism.
As part of a $10,000 grant the city received this summer from the Colorado Tourism Office, the city is conducting an online survey that poses a variety of questions on a five-point scale, with response options ranging from “strongly disagree” to “strongly ag...