| Erie Community Information |
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April 2006 History: Was named after the hometown of one its founders, Rev. Richard Van Valkenburg, a Methodist pastor who lived in Erie, Pennsylvania. Incorporated in 1875, Erie, which had many coal mines, was a commercial center for the Northern Colorado Coal fields. Local facts: Established in 1871 by the Boulder Valley Coal Company, following the opening of the Brigg Mine and completion of a spur of the Union Pacific Railroad from Brighton through Erie to the Northern Colorado coal fields to the west. Due to hundreds of miners from the eastern U.S. looking for jobs, Erie became the third-largest town in Weld County their first year growing to about 600 residents. During the last four years, the town has quadrupled in size and is booming again thanks to the town's proximity to high-tech job centers along the Front Range. Under the 1999 Revised Comprehensive Plan, Erie could reach a population of over 38,000. The biggest change to hit the town in over 125 years recently was the coming of paved streets in Old Town Erie. The town is governed by the mayor and a board of six trustees, who serve staggered four-year terms, with one member serving a two-year term. Meetings are at 7:00pm the second and fourth Thursday of the month in the Erie Town Hall. Data from 2003 City Website: http://www.erieco.gov Year Incorporated: 1867 Elevation/Size: 6,020 feet, 6 square miles Schools: Information to come. Taxes: Information to come. Population: 6,291 (as of 2000) Median Age: 32.5 Average cost to buy a single-family home: $255,671 Government budget for FY 2001-02: $27.7 million Ethnic/Racial makeup: 83.69 percent white, 11 percent Hispanic or Latino, 0.38 percent black, 0.6 percent American Indian, 2.73 percent Asian, 3 percent Pacific Islander Public safety Information: Animal Control - (303) 926-2800 Ambulance - 911 Fire - Mountain View Fire Department (303) 722-0710 Emergency room/care - Avista Adventist Hospital, 100 Health Park Drive, Louisville, (303) 673-1000; Boulder Community Hospital, 1100 Balsam Ave., Boulder (303) 440-2037 Longmont United Hospital, 1950 Mountain View Ave., Longmont, (303) 651-5111 Boulder County Sheriff's Department - (303) 441-3600 Police Department - (303) 926-2800 Services City Hall: 645 Holbrook St., 8:00am to 5:00pm, (303) 926-2700 Post Office: United States Governmental Postal Service, Erie Post Office, (303) 828-0781, 150 Wells, Erie, CO 80516 Trash: Town & Country Disposal, (303) 665-6811 Recycling: Boulder County Recycling Authority and Town of Erie, 1149 Telleen Ave. Water/Sewers: Town of Erie, (303) 926-2780 Electricity: Information to come. Telephone installation: Qwest for residential (800) 244-1111 or business (800) 603-6000. Cable TV: AT&T Broadband, 434 Kimbark St., Longmont (303) 776-6600 |
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