With some units in Ridgway’s Wetterhorn Homes affordable housing development left unclaimed, the Ridgway school board on July 20 unanimously approved the purchase of one of those homes for $385,000.
The Ridgway Town Council has authorized town staff to pursue eminent domain proceedings to acquire an easement to create a trail between the River Park subdivision and Ridgway Secondary School. The pathway has long been used by students as a shortcut, but is located on private property at 539 Marion Overlook.
A yearslong push to increase the number of classes Ridgway Secondary School students can take to earn both high school and college credit is paying off, reports the Ouray Plaindealer.