Same question, every candidate · PLAN / Open Boulder / Better Boulder forum
Wildfire question: mandatory home-hardening/defensible-space compliance and how to fund it (wording partly garbled in transcript)
Asked at the Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder), September 2, 2026.
Each page shows one forum question and every candidate we quote on it, in ballot order. There are no scores. We mark yes or no only when the candidate said it outright. A blank means they didn't, so read the quote. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.
| Candidate | In their words |
|---|---|
| Aquiles La Grave | I'm in support of it. I'm a co-author of the plan. Transcript note: Co-author of the Fire Adapted Boulder plan. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:19:00 · City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube) |
| Sam Fuqua | Yeah, I support mandatory compliance. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:11:07 · City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube) |
| Ryan Schuchard | We need to do it through regulation. Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:16:18 · City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube) |
| Jamillah Richmond | I would also add having a requirement for the rental property permit, also having to have a detailed home assessment. Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them. Transcript note: Sequence + renter perspective; no spoken name. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:13:52 · City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube) |
| Ryan Jamieson | We have a climate tax, and that climate tax currently allocates about $1.5 million for wildfire remediation Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:19:20 · City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube) |
| Tina Marquis | We need extensive public outreach on this. Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:21:53 · City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube) |
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