Police Cookout: Tuesday, Aug. 2

Save the date! National Night Out is an annual community celebration and effort to reduce crime – and the fear of crime – in our neighborhoods. This year’s celebration is on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at Erie Community Park from 6 – 8 p.m. Enjoy a summer evening socializing with Erie Police Officers. For more details, visit www.erieco.gov/259/National-Night-Out.

Green Business Program Gets a Fellow

The Town of Erie Economic Development department has been working with many partners, including the Erie Chamber, on the Green Business Program. This program is a way for businesses to share your successes in conserving energy, gather tips from other businesses and experts about being a green business, and more. Leisha Talley has been hired as a fellow with the Town’s Economic Development department and will be spending the summer helping advance the Green Business Program, revitalization grant incentives, and other initiatives that help support Erie businesses and residents. She will be spending 400 hours digging deep into these programs to help get the very most for Erie businesses.

Leisha has extensive experience that qualifies her to help with this task. She helped design and construct a local makerspace laboratory, started a business creating on-site educational programming for regional schools that integrated biomimetic invention principles, and worked as the director of fundraising for a nonprofit. She also has experience producing community theater, musical events, and maker fairs. She is a current student in the Colorado State University Impact MBA program in Corporate Sustainability focusing on greenhouse gas accounting, financial risk assessment, sustainability index ratings, and cleantech.

Have questions about the Green Business Program or anything else for Economic Development? Email economicdevelopment@erieco.gov.

ExpERIEnce Your Parks & Recreation During Park & Recreation Month

July is Park & Recreation Month from the National Recreation and Park Association. Celebrate our beautiful community by exploring your public spaces:

Explore our 86+ mile trail system on bike or foot.
Catch a fish at Thomas Reservoir or Erie Lake.
Play pickleball at Columbine Mine Park or sand volleyball at Coal Miner Park.
Visit the human sundial at Star Meadows Park.
Choose a disc and try your luck at Coal Creek Disc Golf Course.
Ride the Singletrack Trails or the new Pumptrack at Erie Community Park.
Play fetch at The Boneyard with your four legged friend.
Try the obstacle course at Crescent Park.
Swim in the pool at the ECC; Thursdays are reserved for family day.

Town of Erie Cone Zones

Summer is the season for major road improvement projects. Each week we will list the projects that may have the biggest impact on traffic flow for that week. As always, please sign up for alerts to get more details about these projects and many others. More information and details for how to sign up are at www.erieco.gov/ConeZone.

WCR 5: Road widening north of Erie Parkway. Shift to Phase 5 (Flora View intersection) begins July 12.
119^th Street: Utility work for Parkdale. One-lane closures for water line installation.
WCR 7 and Erie Parkway: Road widening work. Lane shifts on Erie Parkway.
- Full closure on WCR 7 north of Erie Parkway.
Erie Parkway: Westerly re-use waterline installation. Lane shifts on Erie Parkway beginning July 9 through July 17.
County Line Road – Boring a fiber line for our signal communication project. Intermittent Lane closures on County Line Road.

Please remember that all road work is weather dependent, and timelines may shift. Motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians should always be aware and use caution when in and around work zones. Whenever possible, please avoid the construction areas.

Town of Erie is Hiring

As the Town continues to grow, we have several openings and encourage all qualified candidates to apply. Keep checking the Town of Erie job board for Erie’s latest openings, which currently include: