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PCDI Hosts Prowers County Economy Review
Southern Colorado Economic Development District is hosting a series of town hall meetings across a 12 county region of southern Colorado. The Prowers County meeting will be held Thursday, May 19 at 6:00 p.m. in the Mezzanine Room at the Prowers County Annex. This meeting is being co-sponsored by Prowers County Development, Inc. The town […]
Lamar Repowering Project, Seeking Title V Air Permit from State Health Department
Lamar, Colorado – The Lamar Utilities Board and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) have agreed to the terms of a Compliance Order to resolve all outstanding air quality permit violations at the Lamar Repowering Project, a coal-fired power plant operated by the Lamar Utilities Board on behalf of the Arkansas River […]
Granada Water Restrictions Continue
Granada residents will be on water use restrictions for about two more weeks, according to the update given to the town board Wednesday, May 11. Several booster pumps short-circuited due to a water leak from a rusted flange submerging them in the pump pit. Water is now being provided through a gravity feed from the […]
They Opened My Eyes…to Science
Any baby boomers out there who remember Watch Mr. Wizard? Back in the 50s on black and white tv sets, before Sesame Street or Mr. Rogers, that Saturday afternoon show explained to kids how ordinary things worked through science. For a lot of us, it was science made fun. And that happy situation continued for […]
Lamar Utilities Board Views 1st Quarter Financial Report
The majority of the Lamar Utilities Board this past Tuesday was spent in executive session, reviewing an update on the WildEarth Guardian lawsuit, consideration of the purchase of mobile classrooms from Alta Vista Charter School and an update on the Repowering Project Outage. Information available on the Alta Vista classrooms show there are two double-wide […]
Lamar Utility Board Delays Rate Hike
The automatic 2.5% rate hike, set to go in effect in June for Lamar Light and Power customers, will be deferred until November. Light plant superintendent Rick Rigel said the current finances and cash reserves are, “in pretty good shape right now.” Rigel added that the light plant is also receiving monthly payments of $26,000 […]
John Stulp to Address Issues for Arkansas River Basin Water Forum
The 2011 Arkansas River Basin Water Forum will take place at Norris-Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Wednesday and Thursday, April 27th and 28th. The Forum will be hosted by the Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control and Greenway District. Registration information and a complete program can be found at: www.arbwf.org, and online registration is […]
Update on Free Weekend at the Landfill
DUE TO THE FREE WEEKEND FALLING ON EASTER SUNDAY AND THE LANDFILL AND TRANSFER STATION BEING CLOSED, THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL FREE WEEKEND ON APRIL 30, AND MAY 1, 2011. 04-23-11 LANDFILL OPEN 8:30 – 3:30 04-23-11 TRANSFER STATION OPEN – 8:30 – 3:30 04-24-11 BOTH CLOSED DUE TO EASTER SUNDAY 04-30-11 LANDFILL OPEN […]
Prowers County News Release
Due to the high winds and scheduling conflicts with the TV Tower climber, the April 15th deadline for the completion of the Analog to Digital TV conversion has been extended to May 7, 2011. Thank you for your patience during this conversion process.
Free Weekend – Easter Sunday
The landfill and transfer station will be open on Saturday, April 23 from 8:30 – 3:30 for the “Free Weekend”. But, due to April 24th being Easter Sunday, the Landfill and Transfer Station will NOT be open for the free weekend. If you have any questions, please call 719-336-2002. Toni McPherson City of Lamar Water […]
Air Tankers Make Water Drops on Bent County Fire
13,500 acres of prairie have been burned in the Bent County fire since Saturday afternoon. According to Chris Sorensen, Public Information Officer for the Bent County Sheriff’s Office, heavy and light airplanes have been making water drops on the fire as of Wednesday morning. “A combination of large tankers and a single engine plane, […]
Bent County Fire Takes Toll on Light Plant Power Poles
Photos Courtesy of John Robinson “It will probably take the full summer to replace the power poles that were burned in the Bent County weekend fire,” announced Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Rick Rigel. Rigel told the Lamar Utilities Board on Tuesday, he surveyed the burn area on Sunday and estimated that 15 poles in a three-mile […]
Holly Clean Up Days Announced
The Board of Trustees has approved two dates in April for town-wide clean up days. For residential trash customers residing south of Highway 50, Wednesday, April 13 is the date scheduled for pick up; residential customers north of Highway 50, Wednesday, April 20. Please do not place discard items at the curb earlier than the […]
Lamar Not Expecting Summer Water Restrictions
Lamar’s water supply is in pretty good shape, considering the on-going dry spell in the region. Precipitation levels in southeast Colorado for this past March, measured against 2010, were averaging two inches less compared to last year at this time. Lamar’s main supply of water comes from 27 ground-water wells in the Clay Creek Alluvium. […]
Lamar Sewer Fees Adjusted for Overcharges
A billing oversight is being corrected for 199 Lamar residents. Since January, 2011, they had been charged a sewer fee for services not received. The billing error combined their water and sewer fees when they should have been separated according to use. Lamar city treasurer, Linda Rohlman, said those residents would have their March bills […]
Lamar Repowering Project Delays Resumption of Online Operation
Coal-fired operations at Lamar Light and Power may be pushed back until June, according to light plant superintendent, Rick Rigel. Two areas need to be addressed, boiler operation and efficiency within the limits of the air quality permit for emissions. Rigel said the furnace’s air supply systems need improvement to provide sufficient ‘overfire air’ for the […]
Lamar Utilities Board Responds to Second WEG Light Plant Lawsuit
Rick Rigel, superintendent of Lamar Light and Power claims the recent statements made by WildEarth Guardians spokesperson, “appear intended to inflame passions and distort efforts being made by ARPA, Arkansas River Power Authority, and LUB to comply with all applicable laws and regulations.”, Rigel said in a press release issued March 29 in opposition to the second […]
Lamar City Council Revises Water & Sewer Fee Schedule
The 2011 fee schedule adopted by the city in 2010 inadvertently combined both water and sewer fees instead of separating them according to customer usage. Some water customers who don’t use city sewer facilities were being charged sewer fees. Deputy city administrator Bill Pfeilsticker explained the error to the Lamar city council which […]
Lamar Receives $10,000 Donation from CenturyLink
CenturyLink in Lamar finalized their $35,000 commitment to the Lamar Sports Complex Wednesday, March 23, with a check for $10,000 which will be used to purchase the remaining scoreboards at the 4-Plex. Lamar Leisure Services director, Rick Akers accepted the check from Art Roybal, CenturyLink’s eastern regional supervisor who said in a prepared statement, […]
County Road 14 Closure
For March 23, County Road 14 that goes to the landfill will be closed. This is a project Prowers County is doing, and should have the road open by the end of the day, The alternate route to the landfill is as follows: East on Highway 50 to County Road 12 (Shady Camp) South to […]