Boulder beautification fund gets first application

Ten months after being rolled out, a grant program aimed at beautifying Boulder’s Main Street has received its first application.

The application, submitted to the Facade Improvement Program by Boulder-Basin Masonic Lodge No. 41, was reviewed Feb. 3 by the Boulder Planning Board, which unanimously agreed to recommend that the Boulder City Council approve it at an upcoming meeting.

The program, launched last spring, is capped at $50,000 and funded through the Boulder Development Fund, a $500,000 appropriation to help offset the economic impact of the Montana Developmental Center’s closure.