Nearly 18 months after rushing to buy a two-story building 333 Sixth Ave. for $675,000, the city of Ouray is prepared to try to sell it for $100,000 less than it paid for it. City councilors Monday directed staff to list the property for sale after plans to convert the facility into an expanded police station and potential employee housing fell apart. Photo by Mike Wiggins | Ouray County Plaindealer
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City ready to cut losses with building
More than a year after purchase, council tells staff to sell empty Sixth Avenue property for reduced price
When the two-story building across the street from Ouray City Hall went up for sale last spring, Ouray city leaders scrambled to buy it, envisioning a top-tobottom renovation culminating in a new, larger police station and the potential added bonus of employee housing.
