{"id":603,"date":"2025-05-18T22:08:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T22:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=603"},"modified":"2025-05-18T22:08:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T22:08:01","slug":"march-2025-assessors-office-helps-eligible-seniors-keep-property-tax-relief-after-a-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=603","title":{"rendered":"March 2025: Assessor&#8217;s Office Helps Eligible Seniors Keep Property Tax Relief After a Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>March 2025: Assessor&#8217;s Office Helps Eligible Seniors Keep Property Tax Relief After a Move<\/h2>\n<p>The Boulder County Assessor&#8217;s Office reminds qualifying seniors that Colorado&#8217;s property tax exemption portability provision allows them to transfer their exemption to a new primary residence within the county. Seniors who have moved should contact the Assessor&#8217;s Office to ensure their exemption transfers correctly.<\/p>\n<p>Safety data from the Lyons area shows 40 reported incidents in the past 12 months, a 6% change from the previous year. The Sheriff&#8217;s Office has increased patrols along Arapahoe Road and added community outreach programs in response to resident feedback.<\/p>\n<p>Wildfire risk mapping conducted by Wildfire Partners shows that 21% of properties in the Lyons area are within the wildland-urban interface. Free home assessments are available through the Wildfire Partners program, with rebates of up to $2,500 for mitigation improvements.<\/p>\n<h3>Eligibility<\/h3>\n<p>The application deadline is July 24, 2026. Late applications will be accepted on a space-available basis. Incomplete applications will be returned with a list of missing items. Average review time is 24 business days.<\/p>\n<p>Funding of $69,000 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<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<p>The project includes improvements along Arapahoe Road between Lyons and the intersection with Baseline Road. Construction is scheduled to begin in May 2026 with completion expected within 9 months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boulder County Assessor&#8217;s Office reminds qualifying seniors that Colorado&#8217;s property tax exemption portability provision allows them to transfer their exemption to a new primary residence within the county. Seniors who have moved should contact the Assessor&#8217;s Office to ensure their exemption transfers correctly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[13,12,14],"class_list":["post-603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-land","tag-boulder-county","tag-demo-data","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603","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=603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}