After listening to recommendations from medical experts, Ouray Country commissioners decided not to pursue a request from an anonymous citizens who offered to put a payment plan to cover more than $200,000 to test all residents.

Commissioners and health officials consulted with Dr. Drew Yeowell, the country’s EMS medical director who is also a Montrose Memorial Hospital emergency room physician, and Dr. Joel Gates, who operates Mountain Medical Center, before making the decision.

Both Yeowel...