Emergency Go-Bags During COVID-19

We are going through a challenging time as we navigate the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 is likely to be with us for a long while, and that is why we must prepare a little differently for other disasters which may affect our community. It ...

Escape Planning and Practice - Home Fire Safety

Escape Planning and Practice - Home Fire Safety

In a typical home fire, residents only have a few minutes to escape safely from the time the smoke alarm sounds. Escape planning and practice can help them make the most of the time they have, giving everyone...

Household Chemicals

Keep Your Family Safe from Household Chemicals

Chemicals you use in your home can be dangerous to your health and the environment. To keep your family safe, follow these safety tips when you use, store, or throw them out.

Use and Storage tips:

• Follow the ins...

Go-Bags

Disasters disrupt hundreds of thousands of lives every year. Each disaster has lasting effects – people are seriously injured, some are killed. Disasters can also produce billions of dollars in property damage, loss of essential services, signif...

Revitalization Grants #2

Revitalization Grants

The Town of Erie Economic Development Department is pleased to announce that the Urban Renewal Authority has designated funds towards a second round of Revitalization Incentive Grants.

Matching Grants

Commercial property owners and busi...

North Metro Water Suppliers Urge Residents to Implement Water Reduction Actions

North Metro, Boulder County and the City and County of Broomfield water suppliers, including City of Arvada, City of Boulder, City of Lafayette, City of Longmont, City of Louisville, Northglenn, Town of Superior, Town of Erie, Left Hand Water District, Ci...

Five Star Certification Program

Five Star Certification Program

Development Map

Search on an interactive app to discover the various land-use applications the Town of Erie's Planning and Development!

Visiting Town Hall

Visiting Town Hall

Nine Mile Corner - Coming Soon!

On September 22, The Board of Trustees and Town of Erie Urban Renewal Authority Commissioners approved the transfer of land for the Nine Mile Corner development with Evergreen Development.

On September 30, Lowes Home Improvement formally closed o...

Erie Parks & Recreation | Summer 2021 Program Guide

Summer Program Guide - Now Available!

We remain committed to connecting you to fun! Due to frequently changing public health orders that directly impact our operations, we’ve again created a digital program guide to provide you ...

Erie Parks & Recreation | Winter/Spring 2021 Program Guide

Winter/Spring Program Guide - Now Available!

Due to frequently changing public health orders that directly impact our operations, we’ve again created a digital program guide to provide you with the most up-to-date information! Simply clic...

Parks & Recreation Department | Current Operations

We are continuing to make every effort to keep our facilities safe. This includes mask orders for staff and visitors, frequent sanitization of high touch surfaces, nightly fogging with a hospital grade disinfectant, upgraded air filtration, and a reduced ...

Planting Roots - Town of Erie's Tree Nursery

Driving around in our beautiful Town of Erie it’s easy to pass scenery by and while we may admire it, we don’t necessarily think twice about it, unless you’re the Parks Division.   Our Parks team works hard to keep E...

Coal Creek Disc Golf Course

The Coal Creek Disc Golf Course is located in the Coal Creek Open Space area, east of the Coal Creek!  The course features 18-holes, in varying topography, and is available for play daily from sunrise to sunset. 

Isabelle Road Temporary Closure

Traffic Advisory: Isabelle Road Temporary Closures

The Town of Erie, with Boulder County and the Colorado Department of Transportation, is making safety improvements to the intersection of US 287 and Isabelle Road. The improvements require a complete closu...

Erie Sustainability for Earth Day

Join the Town and the Erie Sustainability Advisory Board on April 22 to learn how Erie is advancing efforts to create a more sustainable town.Join at https://bit.ly/EarthDaySustainabilityPanel at 6 p.m.!

Municipal Court Resumes In-Person

Erie Municipal Court is resuming in-person court effective April 12, 2021. If you are scheduled for court on April 20, 2021 and plan on it being virtual and cannot attend in person, contact the Erie Municipal Court immediately at emc@erieco.gov or via pho...

Unemployment Identity Scam

Unemployment Identity Scam With the rise in unemployment insurance claims associated with COVID-19 nationally, there has been a rise in fraudulent claims and other instances of fraud or identity theft.  If you receive a Reliacard debit c...

Outdoor Warning Siren

Outdoor Warning Siren The outdoor warning sirens will be tested today, April 5, 2021, at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Siren tests ensure that all systems and procedures are working correctly and are in no way related to COVID-19. The tests also promote public aware...

US 287 Bus Rapid Transit Public Meeting

Join the Boulder County project team on April 14 at 6 p.m. for the second virtual public meeting to explore multi-modal improvements on US 287. Please register for the virtual meeting at boco.org/US287-April14. This study focuses on bus rapid tra...

Monday: Testing Outdoor Emergency Warning Sirens

The Boulder County Office of Emergency Management will test the countywide emergency sirens beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 5, and again at 7:00 p.m. Should Boulder County experience severe weather during one of the planned audible tests, the sir...

COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 Update

Dial 3.0 The State implemented a new COVID-19 Dial Version 3.0. Boulder and Weld counties continue to be in Yellow, with increasing average cases recently. For more information on the Dial, go to COVID-19 dial | Colorado COVID-19 U...

New Jake Brake Ordinance

New Jake Brake Ordinance On Tuesday, March 23, the Board of Trustees passed ordinance 07-2021 that prohibits the use of engine compression or dynamic braking devices, also known commonly as 'Jake Brakes' within the Town of Erie. Town sta...

Virtual Arbor Day Celebration

Virtual Arbor Day Celebration The Parks and Recreation Department, along with the Tree Board, is switching the Annual Arbor Day Celebration to a virtual format this year! To keep the celebration interactive, the Town Forester and Tree Board would...

Women of Erie Police Department

Women of EPDTo close out the month of March, the Town offers a shout-out to the dedicated women of the Erie Police Department in honor of Women's History Month. View the interactive tool to learn more about each woman by visiting https://www.erie...

Design the Country Fields Playground

Design the Country Fields PlaygroundThe playground equipment at Country Fields park in the Country Fields neighborhood is due for a refresh. The Parks and Recreation Division is seeking youth park connoisseurs to submit ideas! Attend a virtual design work...

State of Town

State of TownThe Erie Chamber of Commerce is hosting the annual State of the Town Address on Thursday, March 25 at 6 p.m. Mayor Jennifer Carroll will recap the unusual year the Town successfully navigated through in 2020 and share the upcoming goals and p...

In Support of Boulder

In Support of Boulder

We write in anguish at yesterday’s violence and the senseless deaths. Our hearts are with the families of the victims and the survivors of the shooting in Boulder. In the midst of this horrific tragedy, we also express our deepest gra...

We Grieve Together

To our Erie family and the larger community – we grieve together. After a year of the unusual, the unprecedented, and the unbearable we are now dealing yet again with unspeakable tragedy right in our own backyard. The shooting in the City of Bou...

Let’s Talk About Home Rule

Let’s Talk About Home RuleHome Rule is a form of local government based on a charter written and enacted by residents rather than a form based only on what is allowed by state statute. The Town of Erie is currently a statutory town. Home Rule is...

Thank you Sara Wise

Sarah Wise Retirement With multiple decades of service to the Town, of stewarding its history, and family roots in Erie that go back to 1886, the Town of Erie wishes to express its appreciation to Sarah Wise for her lifetime of dedication as she ...

Deadline Extended: Seeking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Board Members

Seeking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Board Members The Town of Erie is committed to equity and inclusion and welcomes diversity. To best support this commitment, the Erie Board of Trustees established a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusi...

Reflecting on a Year of COVID-19

Dave Stone Scholarship

Dave Stone Scholarship The Erie Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications from graduating high school students for the Dave Stone Scholarship. The chamber will award two scholarships of $2,000 towards any university, college, or post-secondar...

Youth-Focused Mental Health Training

Youth-Focused Mental Health Training Mental Health Partners has reached its goal in the "Be 1 of 4098" suicide prevention campaign and have now pledged to help 1,000 more. This campaign set the goal of training 4,098 people, which equal...

Parks and Recreation Made the Cover

Parks and Recreation Made the CoverErie’s Parks and Recreation Department was featured on the cover of the Colorado Parks & Recreation Association Byline Magazine recognizing the ingenuity of Department staff during the COVID pandem...

Emergency Rental Assistance - Weld County

Emergency Rental Assistance  -  Weld County Weld County Government is offering emergency rental and utility assistance to eligible households who apply. Priority will be given to households with income below 50 percent of the ar...

Police Youth Academy

Police Youth AcademyAre you a young person between the ages of 12 and 17 interested in experiencing how the Erie Police Department operates? The 2021 Youth Academy offers a sneak-peek into law enforcement on July 16 and 17. In the two-day, fun-filled acad...

Stormwater Pollution

Stormwater Pollution When it rains, stormwater flows over pavements and other surfaces, picking up pollutants such as debris, vehicle spills, animal waste, fertilizers, and chemicals. These pollutants are carried in runoff from the land surface t...

Women’s History Month Challenge

Women’s History Month Challenge From scientists to historians, activists to writers, the breadth of women's remarkable achievements in history are commemorated this month. For inspiration on how to celebrate, see the W...

Waterwise Landscape Webinar Series

Waterwise Landscape Webinar Series Each spring, Resource Central partners with Colorado water utilities to offer more than a dozen Waterwise Landscape Webinars. These webinars are focused on practical household water-saving tips and techniques, s...

Virtual & In-Person Court

Virtual & In-Person Court The Erie Municipal Court is beginning to reopen for in-person court for all juvenile cases, adult criminal charges, traffic language interpreter needed, and reviews/trials. However, adults ...

EPD Arrests Vehicle Trespass Suspect

EPD Arrests Vehicle Trespass Suspect In two separate instances in the past eight days, Erie Police Officers arrested two suspects for 1^st Degree Criminal Trespass to motor vehicles. In both cases, the vehicles were unlocked, the suspects reside o...

Due Mar. 9: Paycheck Protection Program Loans

Due Mar. 9: Paycheck Protection Program Loans The US Small Business Administration made recent changes to the Paycheck Protection Program to further promote equitable relief for America's small businesses. An exclusivit...

Raisin Gets a Dog License

Raisin Gets a Dog License Raisin is the proud owner of an Erie dog license. Be like Raisin, Trustee Gippe's new family member. Did you know that dogs owned by residents in the Town of Erie must be licensed? A dog license helps return fam...

Water Efficiency and Drought Management Plans

Water Efficiency and Drought Management Plans Town staff is inviting the public to read the Water Efficiency and Drought Management plans beginning March 15 and submit input by April 15, 2021. The Water Efficiency Plan includes updates to water s...

Boulder County Proposed Compost Facility

Update:Boulder County withdrew their Application for Special Use for the proposed compost facility on Thursday, March 4. The Boulder County Commissioners directed their staff to continue looking for opportunities to support waste diversion and climate act...

Erie Hires Director of Communications and Community Engagement

Erie Hires Director of Communications and Community Engagement

The Town of Erie would like to announce the addition of a Director of Communications & Community Engagement to the organization. This position was approved and funded by the Board of Truste...

Five Star Certification Program

5 Star Certification for Businesses

Erie businesses in both Boulder and Weld counties that are certified compliant with the 5 Star criteria are permitted to operate one level below Boulder County's current state COVID level. The Town of Erie's Economic Dev...

Black History Month

Honor and Reflect

 Black History Month is the annual month-long celebration in February that marks the African American community's achievements and recognizes their central role in U.S. history. In 1926, the historian and scholar Carter ...

Coexisting with Coyotes

Erie is no stranger to coyote sightings. These clever canids have readily adapted to our food and habitat-rich environments. As sightings begin to rise, the Erie Police Department recently offered some reminders to help avoid coyote encounters&am...

State-Funded Small Business Covid-19 Grant Relief Program

In partnership with local government and nonprofit partners, Boulder County will be administrating a small business grant program to specific businesses in January funded by the State of Colorado.  For eligibility infor...

Work Plan

The Board of Trustees prioritizes projects, issues, and actions into an annual Work Plan. The Work Plan identifies the relative priority the Board assigns to each topic and the time Trustees expect to spend on each, and the level of community engagement. ...

Mark Your Calendars

Registration for recreation programs opened to residents on Monday, January 18. February programs include Tiny Ninjas, Karate, the Magic of Watercolor, and much more!

When to Seek Emergency Care: COVID-19

If someone shows any of these signs, seek emergency medical care immediately: trouble breathing,  persistent pain or pressure in the chest, new confusion, inability to wake or stay awake, bluish lips or face. This list is not all possible symptom...

Erie to Receive Sustainability Grant

Boulder County announced that Erie is a recipient of the 2021's Environmental Sustainability Matching Grant. The Town proposed $15,000 to offer water conservation services and incentives to residents in partnership with Resource Central. Visit th...

Safer Main Streets Award

Safer Main Streets Award

The Colorado Department of Transportation and the Denver Regional Council of Governments selected the Town of Erie, among 30 transportation projects, to receive matching funds up to $2,360,000 to improve County Line Road from Telle...

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 p...

Budget

The Board of Trustees approved the 2021 Town Budget during the December 8 meeting. The budget provides funding for all Town of Erie programs, services, capital projects and initiatives in 2021, and is divided into funds within which staff accounts for rev...

Level Red: Severe Risk

Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) will move Boulder County to Level Red: Severe Risk on Friday, November 20 at 5 p.m. and Weld County to Level Red: Severe Risk on Su...

Arapahoe Road Utility Work

Arapahoe Road Utility Work

 Construction is underway at the southeast corner of Highway 287 and Arapahoe Road for the Nine Mile development. Beginning Monday, October 19, the utility contractor will begin installing utilities. Motorist can expect ...

Tree Removal Work - Nine Mile Commercial Subdivision

On Monday, November 30, 2020, weather permitting, a contractor for the Developer of the Nine Mile Corner Commercial project will begin removing trees for utility installations. The crews will start in the area along the north side of Arapahoe Road in the ...

Arapahoe Road Utility Work

Arapahoe Road Utility Work

 Construction is underway at the southeast corner of Highway 287 and Arapahoe Road for the Nine Mile development. Beginning Monday, October 19, the utility contractor will begin installing utilities. Motorist can expect ...

Food Waste

Water Tips

Crunching the Numbers

Waste Reduction and Recycling

Sustainability Tips: Waste Reduction and Recycling 

Check out this infographic from the Sustainability Board to learn simple tips to reduce waste and recycle at home.