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Lamar Utility Board, City Council and ARPA Hold Executive Session
Members of the Lamar Utilities Board and Lamar City Council met in executive session Tuesday, January 28, at the Light Plant offices, to receive legal advice on Specific Legal Questions Regarding a Report on Multi-Party Mediation, Attorney/Client Communication. Attorneys John Lefferdink and Garth Nieschburg, along with ARPA General Manager, Rick Rigel was in attendance […]
Fire Department Incident Reports January 24, 2014
Saturday, January 18 At 1:55 am on January 18, fire personnel were dispatched to a possible CO alarm sounding at 1212 South 7th Street in Lamar. Dispatched notified fire crew that all occupants were out of the home and in a safe location. On arrival, crew members found the home owner in a car on […]
Fire Department Incident Reports January 16, 2014
Monday, January 13 At 2:38 pm on January 13, fire personnel were dispatched to a vacant house located around the 300 block of West Washington Street in Lamar on report of a gas leak. Upon arrival at the scene, fire crew detected a heavy gas smell in the air and found a broken gas pipe […]
KVAY Receives Urban Redevelopment Grant, Landfill Fees Explained
The Lamar Redevelopment Authority and Beacon Broadcasting finalized a Development Agreement needed for a grant for property rehabilitation at 114 South Main Street in Lamar. KVAY Radio purchased the property, the former Main Café, to renovate into new business offices and broadcast studios. The grant will cover about 50% of the rehabilitation work planned […]
Granada Landfill Fees Raised for Out of Town Users
The Granada Town Trustees voted unanimously this past Wednesday, January 8, to raise the fees for non-residents who dump refuse at the town landfill. The measure was taken to help defray the expenses of state mandated improvements at the landfill. Last year, the state health department served notice that over a dozen violations had […]
CDOT Eyes Lamar Main Street Improvements
The Lamar Reliever Route and CDOT plans for Lamar’s Main Street were presented to Prowers County Development Incorporated board members by Paul Westhoff, CDOT Resident Engineer this past Tuesday, December 31. Although financing for the by-pass around Lamar is still a future issue at this time, Westhoff said CDOT is still concerned about safety issues […]
Lamar Landfill Fees Surprise Wiley, KVAY Requests Relocation Funds
The Lamar City Council, sitting as the Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board, met on Monday evening, December 23, prior to the regular council meeting to discuss a funding request from KVAY Radio in Lamar. KVAY, 224 South Main Street in Lamar, is relocating to the recently purchased former Main Café at 114 South Main Street. […]
Colorado Employment Situation – November 2013
Nonfarm payroll jobs increased 4,200 over the month from October to November to 2,378,900 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 2,900 and government increased 1,300. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased three tenths of a percentage point in November to 6.5 percent. […]
Stulp Brings Water Update to Commissioners
In about one year, Governor Hickenlooper will have a first draft of a comprehensive state water plan on his desk which will be reviewed for an additional year before any action may be taken. The plan is being developed by the Colorado Water Conservation Board. John Stulp, former Prowers County Commissioner and current Director of […]
Flood Recovery Jobs Program Received Federal Grant
(DENVER) — The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment announced today that it has received a $4.6 million National Emergency Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to launch a Flood Recovery Jobs Program. The program will hire about 230 temporary workers to address clean up and recovery issues across Boulder, Clear Creek, El Paso, […]
Lamar Utility Board to Clarify General Service Large Classifications
The Lamar Utility Board passed several resolutions Tuesday, December 10, as the board held their final meeting of 2013. Resolution 13-12-05 clarifies the availability section in the General Service Large Rate sheet, as it is available to all Non-Residential customers that carry an electric Demand Load greater than 40kW to 399 kW. Light Plant Superintendent […]
City of Lamar Gains Four New Police Officers
Lamar Police Chief, Gary McCrea, introduced three new full time police officers and one reserve officer during the city council’s Monday night meeting, December 9. The officers are: Jason LaCost, Robert Sharrer, Branden Kemp and Reserve Officer Margaret Ausbun. Chief McCrea noted that, “It’s nice to see some local folks applying to the department.” He […]
Holly Trustees Set 2014 Budget, Delay 4 Day Work Week Action
The annual 2014 budget for the Town of Holly, as outlined by Administrator Marsha Willhite, included various town services such as administrative, fire, police, streets, library, recreation and utility departments. The mill levy for 2014, which also was passed by a resolution vote, has not changed, at 28.866 mills and has stayed constant for […]
PCDI/ARPA Partnering on Supplemental Environmental Projects
Lance Benninghoff, Executive Director of Prowers County Development Incorporated, will serve as the third party administrator for an ARPA environment project which was a portion of a consent decree settlement between Arkansas River Power Authority and WildEarth Guardians. PCDI will be paid a 5% administrative fee and out of pocket expenses for Benninghoff for the […]
Artic Express on the Way
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL…EAST CENTRAL…SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT (Tuesday and Tuesday Evenint) AREAS OF FREEZING FOG…DENSE AT TIMES…WILL PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY…INCLUDING ALAMOSA…THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING. A STREAM OF PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THIS […]
Lamar Utility Board Holds Regular Meeting
The Lamar Utility Board members held a brief, general meeting on Tuesday, November 26, before going into executive session to discuss legal advice on specific legal questions. The September 2013 financial report was given by Light Plant Superintendent Houssin Hourieh, noting operating revenue for September was $1,400,201 with operating costs of $994,536 for a […]
CO Takes Steps to Regulate Methane Emissions from Oil/Gas Drilling
DENVER — Monday, Nov. 18, 2013 — Proposed rules for air pollution released today would make Colorado the first state to directly regulate detection and reduction of methane emissions associated with oil and gas drilling and further Colorado’s efforts as a national leader in environmental-friendly energy production. The rules, which cover the lifecycle of […]
Light Plant Customer Protests Rate Classification, Rick Beard Joins Utility Board
Pastor Mark Viar of the Redeeming Love Church south of Lamar, spoke to the Lamar Utilities Board Tuesday, with concerns about the higher customer rating and consequent higher billing rates the church encountered due to summer air conditioner usage. The church is paying a demand charge, he said, higher than their monthly electric payments […]
Second Time for Cook on City Council
Two separate city council sessions were held Monday, November 11, preceded by a work session to review the municipal Rates and Fees schedule for 2014. A proposal noting some changes for the approaching year was tabled for an additional work session discussion because of the wide scope of services and fees that were covered. Two […]
Financial Upswing Noted for Holly Community
The town of Holly is experiencing a spurt in prosperity with increases in revenues from three areas. Marsha Willhite, Town Administrator, informed the Trustees at their monthly meeting, Wednesday, November 6, that an increase in revenue from dirt deposits at the town landfill are higher than expected when the 2013 budget had been […]