Boulder County proposes a wildfire mitigation tax

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — Fire is here to stay in Colorado. It’s a natural part of the environment.

But, as the fire season extends year-round, a Boulder County commissioner said they need to be doing more to make wildfires easier to put out and protect homes from burning. 

A new tax on the November ballot would create funding for wildfire mitigation.

 “The Marshall Fire and then this Cal-wood Fire were just wake up calls,” said Matt Jones, a Boulder County commissioner…