In response to neighborhood concerns about a nudist couple baring it all, Boulder Housing Partners will amend its rules to require that all tenants cover up when they’re outside their homes.
But the nudists say they’ll put up a fight.
Betsey Martens, executive director of the nonprofit group that offers low-income housing in Boulder, said Thursday that residents of the Foothills Community neighborhood in north Boulder have complained for years about Robert and Catharine Pierce, who are often seen wearing only thongs outside their home in the 800 block of Cherry Avenue.
Several passersby called Boulder police Wednesday afternoon when Catharine Pierce, 52, tended to her front yard wearing only a yellow thong and pink gloves. Martens said the housing authority will change its rules to address public nudity because the city has taken too long to address the issue.
“We spent the winter working with and watching the city’s anti-nudity law, and right now spring is here, and that law remains unchanged,” Martens said. “Absent a law change, we now will amend our house rules to make it clear that this is a family community, and respect for children on the site needs to be observed.”
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