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Wildfire Partners and county mitigation tax: what POSEAC heard
Summary
Wildfire Partners outlined a countywide mitigation program, funded by a voter‑approved sales tax that raises about $8–9 million annually, featuring home hardening assessments, rebates, grant programs and community chipping; staff said the parcel‑level certification has helped homeowners obtain insurance and reduce risk.
Boulder County’s Wildfire Partners program described its parcel‑level mitigation work to the Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee on Sept. 25, highlighting a mixture of voluntary assessments, rebates and grant programs funded by a voter‑approved wildfire mitigation sales tax.
Jim Webster of the county’s Community Planning and Permitting department said a 2018–2022 series of public surveys and a ballot measure resulted in a mitigation sales tax approved by voters and that fund raises about $8–9 million a year for mitigation work. Webster described a home assessment and certification program that provides…
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