The Ouray School District may pursue purchasing a home for sale across the street from the school, in the hopes of using it for employee housing and securing the property for future uses.

The house at 645 Fourth St., on the corner of Seventh Avenue, is adjacent to school-owned property to the east of the lot, and has been on the market for more than a year. William Baker, who lives in Texas, has owned it since 1998, according to county property records, and is seeking a cash-only sale with no Rea...