{"id":3041,"date":"2025-04-14T22:11:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T22:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=3041"},"modified":"2025-04-14T22:11:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T22:11:28","slug":"parks-open-space-welcomes-new-director-lyons-area-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=3041","title":{"rendered":"Parks &#038; Open Space Welcomes New Director \u2014 Lyons Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Parks &#038; Open Space Welcomes New Director \u2014 Lyons Area<\/h2>\n<p>Boulder County is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Parks &#038; Open Space Director. The incoming director brings over 20 years of experience in public land management and conservation. They will oversee the department&#8217;s 100,000+ acres of protected land and 150 miles of multi-use trails.<\/p>\n<p>For questions about this program, contact Brian Nakamura at Public Works: (303) 441-6757 or email Public Works@bouldercounty.gov. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Walk-in services are available at the Lafayette office without an appointment.<\/p>\n<p>Safety data from the Lafayette area shows 8 reported incidents in the past 12 months, a 20% change from the previous year. The Sheriff&#8217;s Office has increased patrols along South Boulder Road and added community outreach programs in response to resident feedback.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Programs<\/h3>\n<p>According to Brian Nakamura, director of Public Works, this program served 19% 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<p>Funding of $149,000 for this initiative comes from a combination of federal grants, state matching funds, and the Boulder County General Fund. The Board of County Commissioners approved the allocation during the 2025 budget session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boulder County is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Parks &#038; Open Space Director. The incoming director brings over 20 years of experience in public land management and conservation. They will oversee the department&#8217;s 100,000+ acres of protected land and 150 miles of multi-use trails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[13,12,14],"class_list":["post-3041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-open-space-recreation","tag-boulder-county","tag-demo-data","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3041","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3041\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}