ERIE, CO - Celebrating the integration of Erie's Historic Downtown Business District with the town's new community, recreation and activity center,
the Town of Erie will host the
Briggs Street Extension Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Thursday, September 20th at 5:00 pm. The Briggs Street extension will provide direct access to Downtown from the new Erie Community Center and Library located on Leon A. Wurl Parkway just east of County Line Road.
During the ceremony, Mayor Andrew J. Moore and Trustee Tina Harris will inaugurate the opening of the road with a short drive from the 100 block of Briggs to the new bank building located at 21 South Briggs Street in Erie Commons. Following the ceremony, the Erie Economic Development Council (EEDC) will host an Open House at the bank beginning at 5:30pm. The EEDC Open House will be for commercial developers, builders, realtors, and anyone interested in the commercial development opportunities adjacent to the Four Corners intersection of Leon A. Wurl Parkway and County Line Road.
WHAT:Briggs Street Extension Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
WHERE: South end of Briggs Street at Perry
WHEN: Thursday, September 20
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TIME: 5:00pm
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BACKGROUND:
For most of its years Erie consisted of a single, compact neighborhood in what is referred to today as Historic Downtown. Residents of Historic Downtown were able to (and are still able to today) walk to meet many of their daily needs and even go to work. In recent years, the Town's compactness has changed as new families have moved into homes located throughout the Town's Planning Area in both Boulder and Weld County. In order to address the changing needs of its citizens, the Town considers the enhancement of Historic Downtown's vitality to be important to the health and wellbeing of the Erie community as a whole. In addition to the Briggs Street Extension Project, the Board of Trustees included the recognition and development of Historic Downtown Erie under their Economic Sustainability Goal. The 2005 Master Comprehensive Plan promotes development of this area to foster a sense of community and strengthen support for existing businesses.