Archive for October 30th, 2013
Lamar Utilities Board Approves 2014 Budget, Cook Leaves for City Council
The Lamar Utilities Board approved the budget for 2014 for Lamar Light and Power operations, tabled from their October 15 meeting. One portion of the budget focuses on the Lamar Repowering Project. Those expenses are funded through ARPA, Arkansas River Power Authority. The other portion determines the revenue requirements needed from electric retail rates consisting […]
Letter to the Editor/Public Comment: US-287 Reliever Route
At the September 19, 2013, Public Hearing for the US-287 Reliever Route, held in Lamar; I asked about the “cost comparison” of the East vs. West – Hwy 287 reliever route alternative. The response of the CDOT representatives was “cost was not a factor, in making a determination”. — I am […]
CPW Seeks Information about Pronghorn Poaching Incident
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking information about a poaching incident that occurred in southeastern Colorado near the town of Kim. The carcass of a small buck pronghorn was found on a parcel of Comanche National Grassland west of Las Animas CR 179 otherwise known as the Villegreen rd. on Oct. 6. On the afternoon […]
