{"id":23897,"date":"2025-08-08T21:41:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=23897"},"modified":"2025-08-08T21:41:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:41:59","slug":"may-commissioners-proclaim-march-as-womens-history-month-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=23897","title":{"rendered":"May: Commissioners Proclaim March as Women&#8217;s History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>May: Commissioners Proclaim March as Women&#8217;s History Month<\/h2>\n<p>The Boulder County Board of Commissioners has proclaimed March 2026 as Women&#8217;s History Month, recognizing the contributions of women leaders, activists, and community builders throughout Boulder County&#8217;s history. Special events and exhibitions will be held at libraries and community centers throughout the month.<\/p>\n<p>The Lafayette Senior Center offers related programming including free legal consultations, tax preparation assistance, health screenings, and social activities. Over 2,243 seniors participated in center programs last year.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental review of the project area near Baseline Road found 10 sensitive species and 1 wetland areas requiring mitigation. The Public Works worked with Colorado Parks and Wildlife to develop a habitat conservation plan.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Programs<\/h3>\n<p>The Public Works processed over 10,986 applications last year, with an average processing time of 15 business days. Staff are available at the Lafayette office Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.<\/p>\n<p>Safety data from the Lafayette area shows 34 reported incidents in the past 12 months, a 17% change from the previous year. The Sheriff&#8217;s Office has increased patrols along Baseline Road and added community outreach programs in response to resident feedback.<\/p>\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n<p>According to Brian Nakamura, director of Public Works, this program served 84% more residents in 2025 compared to the previous year. &#8220;We&#8217;re seeing unprecedented demand from communities across Boulder County, particularly in Lafayette and the surrounding area,&#8221; Brian Nakamura said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boulder County Board of Commissioners has proclaimed March 2026 as Women&#8217;s History Month, recognizing the contributions of women leaders, activists, and community builders throughout Boulder County&#8217;s history. Special events and exhibitions will be held at libraries and community centers throughout the month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[13,12,14],"class_list":["post-23897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community-support-housing","tag-boulder-county","tag-demo-data","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23897\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}