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City of Holly Close to Hiring New Administrator, Sets Clean Up Day Date
The Holly Trustees have selected a finalist from the candidates interviewed to serve as Holly Town Administrator, following the resignation late last year of Marsha Willhite. Final details of the negotiations are being worked out and a formal announcement will soon be available. Monday, April 27 has been selected as the town clean-up day […]
Wind Turbine Project Approved
The five members of the Prowers County Planning Commission, following a March 31st public hearing on a proposed addition to a wind turbine project, voted in favor of approving a special use permit allowing for construction to begin within a year. Pacific Wind Development, LLC, a subsidiary of Iberdrola Renewables, LLC, has plans to construct […]
Grants for County Upgrades Reviewed
Various levels of grant funding for upgrades to Prowers County holdings were discussed with Colorado Main Street Architect, Tim Stroh, during the March 24 commissioner’s meeting. The commissioners are seeking funding to help pay for improvements to the Prowers County Courthouse, Fairgrounds, Annex and WPA buildings on East Maple Street. A DoLA sponsored administration grant […]
Lamar City Sales Tax Turnaround?
For the second straight month, the Sales Tax Revenue for the City of Lamar has posted a gain. January 2015 Sales Tax collected in February shows a $20,511 gain of 9.32% and Total Sales and Use Tax posted an increase of 6.69% for a gain of $16,247 on the year. Total collections were $258,989 […]
Holly-Granada Forming Joint Economic Development Task Force
Holly and Granada decided to pursue an economic assessment study for both communities following a joint REDI Grant meeting in Granada this past Tuesday, March 3. The initial meeting helped provide a broad overview of how primary and secondary dollars and jobs contribute to a community’s economy. Each of the 40 participants took part […]
Warm and Dry Winter Weather for S.E. Colorado
January was the 15th warmest on record as well as being the driest January statewide since 2003. February precipitation to date statewide is 81% of average. D1 drought conditions have been introduced to the western slope. In the next two weeks, much needed precipitation is forecasted to come to the state that could benefit […]
Holly & Granada Economic Development Discussion Planned
Residents of Holly and Granada are invited to a discussion regarding economic development in their respective communities, Tuesday evening, March 3, from 6pm to 8pm at the Granada Community Center. Both communities are using funds from a REDI grant to assess potential economic growth based on their infrastructure. The discussion is offered by […]
Public Hearing Set for New Wind Turbine Construction
A proposal to add 38 more wind turbines to the 108 south of Lamar has been reviewed by the Prowers County Planning Commission ahead of a public hearing. Pacific Wind Development, LLC, a subsidiary of Iberdrola Renewables, LLC, is submitting a special use application for 11,000 acres of land 23 miles south of Lamar to […]
January 2015 Drought Update/Precipitation Levels
Globally, calendar year 2014 was the warmest on record. In Colorado the year ended with above average temperatures, making it the state’s 18th warmest calendar year and the warmest since 2012. Following a wet month of precipitation in December, January 1st snow accumulation was above average for the northern half of the state. 2014 […]
Annual Agricultural Water Symposium Set for Rocky Ford
The 11th Annual Arkansas Valley Farm/Ranch/Water Symposium and Trade Show will be held February 5, 2015, in Rocky Ford at the Gobin Community Building. Registration begins at 8:00 am, with programming starting at 8:30 and ending at 4:00 pm. Early registration of $20.00 per person/$30.00 per couple ends January 30, 2015, after that it […]
Winter Weather Advisory from National Wx Service
350 PM MST TUE JAN 20 2015 …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION…EL PASO…FREMONT…CUSTER…PUEBLO…CROWLEY…OTERO…KIOWA… BENT…AND PROWERS COUNTIES…INCLUDING COLORADO SPRINGS… […]
LUB Extends Fact-Finding Agreement with Energy Production Companies
The Lamar Utility Board spent only a few minutes with their regular meeting agenda on Tuesday, January 13, and the bulk of the meeting in executive session, reviewing a contract extension with representatives from GreenCastle and BioStar Renewables. GreenCastle and Lamar Light and Power entered into a 90 day contract last fall, employing the energy […]
Governor’s Forum on CO Agriculture Will Discuss “Water: Colorado’s Treasure”
The 2015 Governor’s Forum on Colorado Agriculture, themed “Water: Colorado’s Treasure,” highlights the challenges facing Colorado in meeting the water demands of a diverse state with competing needs. The event is scheduled for Feb. 26, 2015, at the Renaissance Hotel in Denver. “Water is vital to all aspects of Colorado’s economy,” […]
Year in Review 2014: November/December
November: As 2014 began to close the City of Lamar had plans for future activities. The city will thought to take advantage of CDOT’s deep resurfacing project along US Highway 287/Main Street through Lamar next year, and will replace all the affected water and storm water lines during the highway construction. JVA Consulting Engineers […]
ARPA, LUB Mediation Set for January 2015
The Lamar Utility Board held its final monthly meeting of the year on Tuesday, December 9. General housekeeping matters occupied the majority of the agenda. Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh noted that mediation with ARPA regarding a pending lawsuit will begin next year, on January 14th through the 16th. Hourieh stated that although a […]
Lamar Utility Board Discusses Collection Write-Offs
The Lamar Utility Board voted to accept the annual collection write-offs for unpaid customer bills for the year. The uncollectible accounts for 2013 amounted to $49,997.99, which is only a hair shy of the $50,000, budgeted for that year. That sum represents 0.38% of the Light Plant’s 2013 revenues of $13,145,197. A collection agency […]
City Seeking Funding for Main Street Water Main Repairs
The City of Lamar will take advantage of CDOT’s deep resurfacing project along US Highway 287/Main Street through Lamar next year, and will replace all the affected water and storm water lines during the highway construction. JVA Consulting Engineers have estimated the water project at $3,246,800 with the bulk of the cost amounting to $1,228,000 […]
Lamar Raw Water Transmission Line Completed
“What we’ve done with this project is basically replace what had become a six mile long soaker hose,” said Lamar Mayor Roger Stagner this past Friday at a ribbon cutting ceremony held to observe one of the final improvements to the city’s water infrastructure system. Gary Berngard, the Honeywell Program Manager who has overseen several […]
It’s Time to Order Seedling Trees
This year the Colorado Forest Service is partnering directly with the Prowers County Soil Conservation District in Lamar to sell seedling trees. They have a wide variety of trees available and this program enables property owners of any size to obtain trees at a nominal cost. Order forms are available at the new […]
USDA Reports 55.3 Million Acres of Irrigated U.S. Farmland
2013 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Data Now Available Lakewood, CO – There were 229,237 farms with 55.3 million irrigated acres in the United Sates, according to the 2013 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey results, published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). According to the 2008 […]