{"id":3690,"date":"2025-10-23T22:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T22:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=3690"},"modified":"2025-10-23T22:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T22:12:00","slug":"eldora-community-briefing-public-health-issues-air-quality-advisory-for-western-foothills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=3690","title":{"rendered":"Eldora Community Briefing: Public Health Issues Air Quality Advisory for Western Foothills"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Eldora Community Briefing: Public Health Issues Air Quality Advisory for Western Foothills<\/h2>\n<p>Boulder County Public Health has issued an air quality advisory for communities in the western foothills due to elevated particulate matter levels from prescribed burns in the Roosevelt National Forest. Residents with respiratory conditions are advised to limit outdoor activity and keep windows closed until conditions improve.<\/p>\n<p>Eligible participants include Boulder County residents with household incomes at or below 70% of Area Median Income (AMI). For a family of four, this is approximately $50,000 per year. Applications are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.<\/p>\n<p>Public comment on this matter can be submitted through the Boulder County online portal, by email to Resource Conservation, or in person at the next Board of County Commissioners meeting. Written comments received by 5:00 PM the day before the hearing will be included in the public record.<\/p>\n<h3>Next Steps<\/h3>\n<p>Residents in the Longmont area should note that service boundaries may differ from city limits. For properties in unincorporated Boulder County, contact Resource Conservation at (303) 441-1564 to verify eligibility and requirements.<\/p>\n<p>For questions about this program, contact James Rodriguez at Resource Conservation: (303) 441-1564 or email Resource Conservation@bouldercounty.gov. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Walk-in services are available at the Longmont office without an appointment.<\/p>\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n<p>The project includes improvements along SH-119 Diagonal Highway between Longmont and the intersection with Foothills Highway. Construction is scheduled to begin in September 2026 with completion expected within 8 months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boulder County Public Health has issued an air quality advisory for communities in the western foothills due to elevated particulate matter levels from prescribed burns in the Roosevelt National Forest. Residents with respiratory conditions are advised to limit outdoor activity and keep windows closed until conditions improve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[13,12,14],"class_list":["post-3690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-public-health","tag-boulder-county","tag-demo-data","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3690","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=3690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3690\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}