Dear Editor: My wife and I have owned a home in Ridgway since 2004. We occupy our home approximately four to five months a year. The remainder of the year is spent at our home in Tampa. We rent the Ridgway home during July and August and occasionally have a rental in the winter.

We pay Colorado property taxes. Our home insurance is purchased through a business in Montrose. All repairs and maintenance of our home is through local vendors. We strive for all our shopping to be local. We take our gue...