Ouray County commissioners last week approved a maintenance agreement for the upper sections of County Road 5, but not before Commissioner Lynn Padgett raised a host of concerns that led to a brief verbal spar with fellow Commissioner Ben Tisdel.

The agreement with Miller Mesa homeowners was intended to be quickly and simply approved during the commissioners’ regular meeting on May 4. Instead, a discussion and debate about the agreement carried over into a work session and special meeting that ...