The three-way battle over the upper portion of County Road 5 between Ouray County, landowners and recreationists is not over.

Although District Judge Steven Patrick has upheld the county’s authority to make decisions over the plowing of the road, a winter maintenance agreement ordered by the court last winter remains in place after several people who own property along CR 5 past the junction with CR 5A sued the county.

The winter maintenance agreement, which mirrors those of previous years, al...