The Ridgway Ouray Community Council (ROCC) is a nonprofit community organization whose mission is to build, nourish and protect the healthy spirit of our community. ROCC is dedicated to quality of life issues that will help shape the future of Ouray County.
Recent Activities
- High Alpine Zoning: After a six-month moratorium on residential building above 9,500 feet and several public hearing continuations, the Ouray County Commissioners adopted new regulations for the county’s High Alpine Zone on Oct. 19, 2016. ROCC was instrumental in organizing hundreds of citizens in support of strong building regulations on patented mining claims in Ouray County’s fragile alpine environment. The Keep OURay Alpine Wild campaign worked to ensure that there will be no residential building in the tundra ecosystem and that all residential building above 9,480 feet will be on parcels of 35 acres or greater.
- Clean Energy: ROCC is partnering with Ouray and Ridgway chambers to gauge interest in the Colorado Community Clean Energy (C-PACE) Program. Give us some feedback by taking this short survey!
Accomplishments
- Worked as part of a stakeholder team in 2016 to replace most the fluorescent lighting in Ridgway’s two schools with more energy-efficient LEDs.
- Instrumental in initiating curbside recycling in Ridgway
- Spearheaded a movement that promotes the expansion of the Mount Sneffels Wilderness Area
- Helped preserve the Dallas trail for non-motorized use by coordinating a coalition of involved parties in revisions to the Forest Service management plan
- Partnered in the creation of a watershed plan for the Uncompahgre River Basin
- Helped establish a Dark Sky Ordinance in Ouray County
- Launched a two-year campaign resulting in Ouray County approving oil and gas regulations for its Land Use Code in early 2007