Montrose Press: There are many reasons why public meetings need to be held in public, and one glaring reason was on parade early this week during a Ouray City Council meeting.

During these “stay at home” and “safer at home” days, the council, like many public and private groups needing to gather, has been holding city council meetings via Zoom.

These video conference calls have been far better attended than regular in-person only, pre-COVID meetings. Regularly, over 100 attendees are listed on the calls, meaning attendance at city council meetings is approximately 25 percent of the vote total in the last city council election.

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