Ridgway Ouray Community Council - ROCC
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WELCOME to ROCC's website! 
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.
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ROCC Board Members

Co-Presidents
     
Kate Kellogg
     Vicki Warner-Huggins
Recording Secretary
     
Linda Browning
Treasurer
     
Scott Williams
WCC Representatives 
     Al Lowande
     Diane Thompson

Communications Coordinator 
     Austin Ray
Directors-at-Large
     Anthony Gegauff
     Tom Heffernan
     Rein van West

Immediate Past President
     
Don Swartz

To contact ROCC or one of the Board Members go to "Contact".

Ridgway Ouray Community Council
PO Box 1077
​Ridgway, CO 81432

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​ROCC Accomplishments​​​
  • ROCC's Clean Energy Committee organized the placement LEDs in Ridgway Schools by partnering with SMPA and local community members
    • One year data for the combined Ridgway schools:
      • 19.3% reduction in electricity used
      • 17.7% reduction in power bills ➡ saved $16,500 (per year)​
  • Curbside Recycling - Instrumental in initiating curbside recycling in Ridgway 
  • ROCC helped organize the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership (UWP)
  •  In 2015, ROCC members began a recycling/composting program for the summer Ridgway Concert Series. The program has continued successfully for three summers with bags of recyclable / compostable waste out-numbering bags of waste destined for the land-fill by 6 to 1.  
  • Uncompahgre Watershed Plan - Partnered with the Uncompahgre Valley Association (UVA), Friends of River Uncompahgre (FORU), Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership (UWP) and ROCC members to establish a comprehensive Uncompahgre Watershed planning initiative.
  • ROCC networked with the Town of Ridgway, San Miguel Power and other concerned citizens to install an electric car charging station in Ridgway by Town Hall.
  • Link to more ROCC Accomplishments

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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.
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