Letters, Opinion
September 23, 2026
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
With inflated spending, commissioners break faith of voters, staff
Dear Editor:
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Uncompahgre Riverway Trail founder, longtime volunteer ready to step down
September 23, 2026
Chip Marlow, the man who spearheaded the construction of the Uncompahgre Riverway Trail from Ridgway to Ridgway State Park, has maintained the multiuse path largely by himself for many years. Now 80 y...
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Officials: Warming Pacific temps may bring more snow but won't wipe out drought or fill reservoirs
September 23, 2026
GRAND JUNCTION — Amid a stream of bad news for Western Slope water stakeholders last week, Russ Schumacher had the pleasure of opening the sluice. Nearly on the far side of the state’s worst drought y...
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Injunction prohibits MTN Lodge from housing resort construction workers
September 23, 2026
A district court judge has ordered Ridgway's largest hotel to stop housing construction workers who are building a new Four Seasons in Mountain Village. In a preliminary injunction filed Sept. 16, the...
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Nearly a year later, authorities conclude Ridgway resident Jennifer Nelson accidentally drowned
September 23, 2026
Eleven months after rescue volunteers found Jennifer Nelson's body in a water- filled mine shaft on Red Mountain Pass, investigators are left wondering what her final moments looked like. Their case, ...
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More than a year after purchase, council tells staff to sell empty Sixth Avenue property for reduced price
September 23, 2026
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, lar...
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September 23, 2026
An attempted act of generosity began to fall apart when the Ouray County Planning Commission recommended Ouray County commissioners deny a request to subdivide a parcel of land in Pleasant Valley that...
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Contractor will be paid $85K to assess facility condition
September 23, 2026
The city of Ouray will spend up to $85,000 to evaluate the condition of the Ouray Hot Springs Pool bathhouse and determine what it would cost to remodel the facility. A divided Ouray City Council info...
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Feds den y grant request to protect public infrastructure
September 23, 2026
Ouray County officials must renew their search for additional disaster aid after the federal government dashed their hopes for another significant potential funding source this week. Despite previousl...
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Town seeks bike park design proposals, moves forward with pre-approved ADU plan designs
September 17, 2026
New members appointed to sustainability board The Ridgway Town Council appointed Terry Schuyler and Christiane Frischmuth to the Ridgway Sustainability Advisory Board after brief interviews at the Sep...
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Commissioners, administrators warn of job cuts to close $1.5 million gap; staff criticizes leaders for not addressing problem earlier
September 16, 2026
Ouray County will likely need to lay off employees to make up a projected $1.5 million gap between requested expenses and revenue next year, county officials warned at a budget workshop on Sept. 9. Th...
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September 16, 2026
In the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s declaration of the Gold Mountain Fire as a major federal disaster, Ouray County commissioners say the potential influx of additional federal funds doesn't ...
