{"id":9581,"date":"2025-05-27T22:24:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T22:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=9581"},"modified":"2025-05-27T22:24:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T22:24:03","slug":"july-2026-boulder-county-receives-grant-for-electric-vehicle-charging-infrastructure-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=9581","title":{"rendered":"July 2026: Boulder County Receives Grant for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>July 2026: Boulder County Receives Grant for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure<\/h2>\n<p>Boulder County has been awarded a $1.2 million federal grant to install electric vehicle charging stations at county facilities and public trailheads. The project will add 40 Level 2 chargers and 8 DC fast chargers at 12 locations across the county, with priority given to underserved communities.<\/p>\n<p>The Carolyn Holmberg Preserve open space property encompasses 1,438 acres and features 9 miles of multi-use trails. Seasonal wildlife closures may apply from December 15 through July 15 to protect nesting raptors and elk calving areas.<\/p>\n<p>The project includes improvements along SH-7 \/ Ute Highway between Lyons and the intersection with 63rd Street. Construction is scheduled to begin in September 2026 with completion expected within 6 months.<\/p>\n<h3>Next Steps<\/h3>\n<p>The Board of County Commissioners will review progress on this initiative at their June 1 business meeting. Agenda items and supporting documents are posted on the Boulder County website 72 hours before each meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Safety data from the Lyons area shows 32 reported incidents in the past 12 months, a 12% change from the previous year. The Sheriff&#8217;s Office has increased patrols along SH-7 \/ Ute Highway and added community outreach programs in response to resident feedback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boulder County has been awarded a $1.2 million federal grant to install electric vehicle charging stations at county facilities and public trailheads. The project will add 40 Level 2 chargers and 8 DC fast chargers at 12 locations across the county, with priority given to underserved communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[13,12,14],"class_list":["post-9581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environment-sustainability","tag-boulder-county","tag-demo-data","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9581","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=9581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9581\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}