Ouray County voters will decide next week whether to fund roads maintenance and a plan to improve routes across the county for the coming decades.

The countywide ballot measure, which asks voters to approve a 2.6 mill-levy increase on property taxes and a 1 percent use tax on vehicles registered for the first time in the county, is anticipated to raise $655,399 per year. The use tax on vehicles would end in 2045. Currently, the road and bridge department is partially funded by a 1 percent sales...