Tim Pasek, a Coast Guard veteran and resident of Ouray County since 2009, is running unaffiliated and most likely unopposed for Ouray County Surveyor this year. His father-in-law, current County Surveyor Robert Larson, will retire from the role at the end of this term.

Pasek, 46, spent some of his childhood in Ouray before moving with his family and, eventually, joining the Coast Guard. He spent 12 years on active-duty and eight in the reserves, serving as a helicopter pilot before getting into s...