The owners of Twin Peaks Lodge & Hot Springs will pay $3,000 to the family of a disabled man and ensure the current hotel and plans for its future expansion comply with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, under the terms of a settlement agreement with the federal government.
To understand Craig Hinkson’s passion for building, you have to flip the pages of history back to the early 1970s, when the mines above Ouray were still pumping out precious metals, residents burned coal to heat their homes and an 11-year-old boy saw the town differently than most his age. Hinkson often grabbed a 4-foot by 8-foot piece of plywood when he came home from school and set about making his own city, scratching in the dirt to create streets and crafting buildings out of milk cartons.
Four local businesses are purchasing the Ouray Chalet Inn to use it for workforce housing, with plans to rent long-term to their own employees and other businesses. San Juan Mountain Guides, Ouray Grocery, Ridgway Mountain Market and Twin Peaks Lodge and Hot Springs formed Chalet Partners, LLC, in July to purchase the Main Street property, they announced last week.