The Ouray Board of County Commissioners contracted with RPI Consulting Inc. to perform an in-depth analysis of the fiscal impact of development in Ouray County. The final report can be found on the left hand side of this page.
The research in this report serves two functions:
- To estimate the current dollar cost per increment of development to maintain existing public service levels. This sets a benchmark for understanding the link between land use, the demand for public services and facilities, and costs to Ouray County.
- Consider the costs of future projected growth over the next ten years.
Ouray County, like many high growth jurisdictions in Colorado, is vulnerable to experience some degree of service degradation due to rapid population increases. The possibility becomes particularly clear upon evaluating the fiscal impacts of residential development in the unincorporated County.