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Builder wrestles with cost overruns
Affordable housing project may need to incorporate some market-rate homesThe developer of a proposed 65-unit affordable housing project in Ouray ackno...
September 6, 2023
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Ouray sales tax jumps in June
The city of Ouray set an all-time record for sales tax revenue collected for the month of June, keeping on pace for a fourth consecutive year of recor...
August 30, 2023
Housing project draws backers, critics
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Housing project draws backers, critics
Residents voice assortment of opinions on 65-unit Waterview developmentOuray residents on Monday alternately tried to pick apart and urged support for...
August 23, 2023
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Ouray sales tax drops in May
Revenue from retail spending in Ouray slipped in May compared to the year before, although total revenue year-to-date remains on par with last year’s ...
August 16, 2023
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Ouray rejects funding for rental project
Council cites con_lict-of-interest concern, may reconsider laterThe Ouray City Council on Monday rejected a request to give $100,000 to help build an ...
August 9, 2023
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Bright start, cloudy future for bus service
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Bright start, cloudy future for bus service
Two years after launch, OurWay ridership has doubled. It’s unclear if grant money and matching local funds will help it keep running
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 25, 2026
Georgia Evans greeted the bus driver with jugs of milk and water in her hands and boarded the 11-seater OurWay shuttle, headed home from work in Ridgway to Montrose. She noticed it was a different bus...
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Backcountry road closure eyed
County to shut off portion of Yankee Boy Basin to vehicles this summer due to environmental damage
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 25, 2026
Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday directed staff to pursue closing an upper section of Yankee Boy Basin this summer to motorized traffic, in response to a resident’s request to reduce environmenta...
Councilor seeks relaxed in-person attendance policy
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Councilor seeks relaxed in-person attendance policy
Doherty claims job keeps him out of town; council to decide whether to change cap on remote participation
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 25, 2026
A newly appointed Ouray city councilor who has attended just half of the city council’s meetings in person so far this year has asked the council to relax an attendance policy and allow him to govern ...
Go-away-finding: Ouray to nix project, remove signs
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Go-away-finding: Ouray to nix project, remove signs
After spending more than $100K on branding, design and fabrication, council halts wayfinding initiative that could have cost up to $800K
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 25, 2026
Large maroon wayfinding signs installed on Main Street in Ouray last summer, triggering protests from residents and business owners detesting their appearance and size, will soon be gone like they wer...
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