Both Ouray County school districts will be required by the state to begin increasing their mill levies annually for the next nine years under a mandate to reverse previous mill levy reductions.

Ouray School District will need to raise its “total program” mill levy from 18.931 to 27 mills, while Ridgway must raise its levy from 12.928 to 21.643 mills, according to the Colorado Department of Education. Both districts have voter-approved overrides and bond measures in addition to the state-set p...