Ouray County officials have been waiting for more than a month to find out if state health officials will allow expanded capacity at pools including the Ouray Hot Springs Pool and Orvis Hot Springs.

That wait doesn’t look like it’s going to end anytime soon.

In enacting a mandatory mask order statewide last week, Gov. Jared Polis also placed a two-week hold on all variance requests. That means the county won’t get an answer from the state Department of Public Health and Environment on its re...