Sadie McCracken, an 8-year-old third-grader at Ridgway Elementary School, holds a sign supporting Ballot Issues 4A and 4B and yells at traffic driving by on Sherman Street on Oct. 22. About 50 people encouraged motorists to honk and waved signs favoring the measures that would create more funding for the Ridgway School District. The election is Nov. 2, and as of Wednesday morning, 841 ballots had been turned in. Mike Wiggins â Ouray County Plaindealer
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Stories of the year No. 10: School bond passes in Ridgway
Voters overwhelmingly supported proposals to renovate the Ridgway School District’s oldest building and to increase taxes in support of retaining staffers and providing more services to students in the 2021 election.
A $17.6 million upgrade to the Ridgway Elementary School building is set to begin as soon as school lets out for the summer. Final design plans are expected by the end of May.
Asbestos abatement will begin first at the elementary building, with actual construction starting midwa...
