Colin Lacy is the kind of guy who wants to leave things better than he found them.

He left Ridgway after graduating from high school in 2003 and always had his eye on coming back.

So that’s what he did about four years ago, after earning degrees from the University of Colorado and Harvard. He got a job he could do almost anywhere, and decided to come back to the place he loves.

Now, he’s leaving his position as president of the the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors. And while ...