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Trustees direct staff to draft mandatory homeowner wildfire measures, pursue grants and pilot programs
Summary
After lengthy debate the board instructed staff to draft an ordinance that could include mandatory mitigation measures for existing homes (parameters to be set later), to pursue grant funding and to design a neighborhood ambassador pilot; trustees emphasized education, incentives and potential pilot neighborhoods before townwide mandates.
Staff briefed trustees on the wildfire resiliency code that took effect July 1 and outlined options for increasing uptake on existing homes: targeted pilot neighborhoods, a neighborhood ambassador program, expanded incentives and the possibility of a mitigation specialist or recalibrated code‑compliance duties.
Lyons Fire Protection District leadership and staff supported actions that ‘‘move the needle’’ on ignition risk but cautioned about the limits of parcel‑level measures to prevent large conflagrations. After debate, trustees directed staff to begin drafting an ordinance that could contain mandatory measures for existing homes (with a multi‑year compliance window and details to be worked out after public hearings), to explore state and federal grant opportunities and to prepare job‑description language for code compliance that could modestly pivot toward mitigation outreach and inspections.
