CITY OF OURAY

The Ouray City Council will meet this evening, Aug. 1, to devise wording for a potential ballot question asking voters to approve a tax on short-term rental units to help pay for affordable housing.

The meeting begins at 5 p.m. at the Ouray School, 400 Seventh Ave.

A majority of the council appears prepared to place a question on the November ballot, but councilors must decide the tax rate and how the money would be spent. They have said it’s unlikely the tax would generate enou...