When Greg Nelson ran for Ouray mayor two years ago, he did so on a platform of change, of devising solutions to long-standing problems, of addressing issues he felt had been left to languish for too long.

He’s proud of the progress that’s been made in that time — and wants to retain his seat as the head of the Ouray City Council for another two years so, he says, that he and others can continue that work.

“I initially ran for mayor to try and fix some of the things I felt in the city neede...