December 21, 2020

Town Offices and Services Closed

The Town of Erie would like to wish you and your family a safe and happy holiday season! Town of Erie facilities and services will be closed on Thursday, December 24 and Friday, December 25, and Thursday, December 31 and Friday, January 1. Check out the Erie Community Center webpage for amended hours and to reserve your timeslots.

Erie Community Park

On Friday, December 18, members of the Board of Trustees, the Department of Local Affairs, staff, and our project partners, Design Concepts, Wember, Inc., and ECI Site Construction Management, broke ground on the final phase of the Erie Community Park. The Town secured over $1 million in grant funds from the Department of Local Affairs and Great Outdoors Colorado for the 12-acre addition to the community park. The final phase will feature outdoor reading rooms, an energy awareness themed playground, two full-sized basketball courts, a sledding hill, an asphalt bike pump track, shelters, and additional parking. View the project timeline, a flyover video, and submit a question on the EngageErie page.

Operation Santa

The Chairperson of Operation Santa, Bea Lease, and her elves partnered with the Erie Police Department and other local businesses to ensure 132 local children received gifts from their wish lists. According to one of Santa's reindeer, "the overwhelming generosity of our community members is indeed what makes Erie the best place to raise a family!"

Hazard Mitigation Survey

Weld County is updating the multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan in collaboration with local municipalities, fire departments, school districts, and other community organizations. Hazard mitigation helps residents, business owners, elected officials, and municipal departments think through planning, designing, building, and establishing partnerships for risk reduction. Please learn more and help Weld County prioritize issues in the Hazard Mitigation Plan by visiting their webpage, and take their survey.

Sources for Vaccine Information

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's website provides up-to-date vaccine information and vaccine FAQs. Remember, during the holidays, the safest way to celebrate is to do so with those who live with you and avoid those who don't. Please continue to wear your mask, wash your hands, and keep your distance, but do reach out to others and overcome the physical isolation by calling and video conferencing with others. And remember to support local businesses as much as you can by ordering takeout and curbside pickup!

Christmas Tree Recycling

Beginning December 26, residents may drop off Christmas trees at the Erie Recycling Center for disposal. The service is free of charge, and residents may pick up the tree mulch in late January. The Recycling Center cannot accept yard waste, tree stumps, or other household waste. For details, visit the Tree Recycling and Mulch webpage.

Liquor License Fees Waived

In tandem with Senate Bill 20B-001, Town Administrator Malcolm Fleming signed an emergency order on December 18, 2020, waiving local liquor license fees for liquor license applications from December 7, 2020, to December 7, 2021. The emergency order will provide relief to restaurants and other liquor-licensed establishments impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, visit the Liquor License webpage.

Traffic Advisory

A Town of Erie contractor has begun operations along roadways to shoulder the new asphalt overlays properly. The work will be performed during 8-5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and may involve periodic daytime single lane closures. The focus areas include County Line Road (SH 52 to Cheesman/Jay Road), County Road 7 (SH 52 to CR6), Vista Parkway (County Line Road to Coal Creek Bridge), Erie Parkway (County Road 5 to eastern Town limits). For more, visit the news release.

Bus Rapid Transit on US 287 Survey

In coordination with regional partners, including the City-County of Broomfield, City of Longmont, Town of Erie, City of Lafayette and others, Boulder County is starting a multi-phased re-envisioning process of the US 287 corridor. This first phase of the study examines Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) viability on US 287 between Longmont and Broomfield to address the growing congestion and travel demand. The study's focus is to evaluate traffic patterns, current transit operations and infrastructure, vehicle queue lengths, opportunities for intersection treatments, and a Station Areas Toolkit. As travelers, residents, businesses, and property owners in the project corridor, you are essential partners in the re-envisioning process, and the project team is seeking your feedback. Visit the project website at boco.org/287planning to take a brief survey.

Electric Vehicle Tax Credit

There are only 10 days remaining to get a $4,000 Colorado Tax credit on the purchase of an electric vehicle. This offer is significantly reduced on January 1, 2021. View more here.