{"id":7722,"date":"2025-12-31T22:19:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T22:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=7722"},"modified":"2025-12-31T22:19:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T22:19:50","slug":"erie-community-briefing-commissioners-proclaim-march-as-womens-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=7722","title":{"rendered":"Erie Community Briefing: Commissioners Proclaim March as Women&#8217;s History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Erie Community Briefing: 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>Wildfire risk mapping conducted by Wildfire Partners shows that 37% of properties in the Erie 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<p>According to Diana Orozco, director of Sustainability, Climate Action &amp; Resilience, this program served 33% more residents in 2025 compared to the previous year. &#8220;We&#8217;re seeing unprecedented demand from communities across Boulder County, particularly in Erie and the surrounding area,&#8221; Diana Orozco said.<\/p>\n<h3>Details<\/h3>\n<p>The application deadline is July 20, 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 5 business days.<\/p>\n<p>A community information session will be held at the Erie library on Thursday, April 16 at 7:00 PM. Translation services in Spanish and Nepali will be available. The session will also be livestreamed on the Boulder County YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<p>Data from the 2025 Boulder County Community Survey shows that 33% of respondents rated this service as &#8220;important&#8221; or &#8220;very important.&#8221; The survey, conducted every two years, received 7,017 responses from residents across the county.<\/p>\n<p>The Erie Senior Center offers related programming including free legal consultations, tax preparation assistance, health screenings, and social activities. Over 3,254 seniors participated in center programs last year.<\/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":0,"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-7722","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\/7722","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"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7722\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}