Ouray business owner and Realtor Mike Feeser will fill the vacancy on the Ouray School Board, created when Board Secretary Bryan Williams resigned last month. The board held a special board meeting July 18 to conduct the interviews and make the selection.

One of the reasons Feeser wanted to join the board is the reason his predecessor left his position – affordable housing.

Williams cited a lack of affordable housing as the main reason his family left the area and moved back to Texas after tryin...