All Entries Tagged With: "City of Lamar"
Lamar Council Okays Funding to Support Southwest Chief Route
Lamar Police Chief Kyle Miller gave the oath of office to the city’s newest officer, Thomas Dunagan, who recently graduated from the Otero Junior College Law Enforcement Agency. He began his orientation training in Lamar on April 30 of this year. “With Officer Dunagan’s hiring, we’re now at our budgeted strength of 20 officers for […]
City Clean Up Completed
Saturday was a perfect day for getting out the trash in Lamar. City crews and volunteers gathered at the Public Works office on South Second Saturday morning, got their assignments and last minute reminders about what and what not to take, and they were on their way. A brief drive around the city streets showed […]
Groundbreaking Moves PMC Forward for New Facilities
Construction crews have already been at work, removing slabs of concrete from one of the parking lots at Prowers Medical Center, even as the groundbreaking ceremony for renovations and expansion was being held this past Monday, April 13, adjacent to the Emergency Room entrance. Craig Loveless, hospital Chief Executive Officer, welcomed the audience and was […]
Vazquez, Sneller and Robbins Voted to PCDI Board
Holly resident, Kenia Vazquez and Lamar resident, Ryan Sneller were voted to the Prowers County Development Incorporated board of directors during the annual meeting, Friday, March 27. They will be first-time members. Rick Robbins, currently PCDI President, was re-elected with the others, from a field of five nominees. Vazquez and Sneller are replacing Lawrence Brase […]
The Walls Have Tumbled
Several weeks ago, Students from the One Step Up project at the Lincoln School HOPE Center, voiced concerns about abandoned houses when they hosted a lunch visit for some Lamar City Council members and staff. Several students were working on a Photo Voice photograph project about their activities in the city and had been […]
News and Notes from Around the Town
The PCDI Annual Banquet will be held Friday, March 27 beginning with 6pm tours of the Holly High School, the dinner and banquet meeting starts at 7pm, including the election of three new board officers. Nominations can be taken from the floor that night. The Friends of the Lamar Library will start their spring […]
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 […]
Transitions: PCDI Executive Director Lance Benninghoff
PCDI Board To Assess New Directions for Economic Development A farewell reception was held for Lance Benninghoff, Prowers County Development Incorporated Executive Director last Friday, February 6. Benninghoff, who became the director for the economic development organization in September, 2013, accepted an offer to supervise waste management departments for communities on the Colorado Western Slope […]
Discussion Opens for Possible Lamar Recreation Center
Could Lamar support a full-time community recreation center and what would be the best approach to developing one? These and similar questions were discussed during an initial, exploratory meeting held by Jessica Medina, an employee of High Plains Community Health Center this past Friday, January 16. “We’ve noticed an increased level of interest in […]
New Floodplain Management Codes Approved by City
The Lamar City Council conducted a public hearing on the adoption of an amendment for the Lamar Municipal Code regarding Floodplain Management. The amendment change will bring the Lamar code into compliance with the rules and regulations issued by the Colorado Water Conservation Board in 2011. Communities were given three years to make the needed […]
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 Redevelopment Authority Discussing New Funding Guidelines
The Urban Renewal Authority is four years old. The Tax Increment Funding levied on capital improvements within the Authority District generates about $100,000 a year. The Authority has voiced some concerns about the quality and types of investments on improvements the grants have funded. The Lamar City Council, sitting as the Redevelopment Authority Board, met […]
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 […]
City September Sales Tax Revenue Takes a Drop
Total Sales and Use Tax Collections for the City of Lamar fell to 5.73% below last year’s Year to Date for a drop of $167,038 compared to 2013. City Sales Tax collections for the same period were off 5.68% for a decline of $150,912 Year to Date collections on all taxes for 2014 is $2,748,983.49 […]
Kim Verhoeff Appointed Lamar Municipal Court Judge
Attorney Kim Verhoeff was the lone applicant to show interest in replacing Larry Stutler as the Municipal Court Judge for the City of Lamar. Stutler has tendered his resignation from the office effective December 31, 2014. He has been the Municipal Court Judge since 2008 and following the November General Election, was set for […]
Tractor Supply Update
Area residents have noticed construction work underway at the future Tractor Supply site just off Savage Avenue in Lamar. Workers have been painting the outside walls of the store and metal posts for fencing have been laid out in the concrete parking lot. The company received a permit from the City of Lamar to install […]
Zordel is New Prowers County Sheriff
The mid-term elections for 2014 are over. While some states across the country are still compiling ballots, in southeast Colorado, the unofficial results are in. The position of Prowers County Sheriff was the only election contest and Republican Sam Zordel defeated the unaffiliated challenger, Ron Manly 2,235 to 1,640 votes. Both men are employees of […]
McCrea Out as Lamar Police Chief
Lamar Police Chief, Gary McCrea, after having been placed on administrative leave with the department since mid to late October, has been replaced by Captain Kyle Miller as acting chief of the Lamar Police Department. City Administrator, John Sutherland, said he was not at liberty to be more specific regarding McCrea’s departure from the city […]
Lamar Utility Board Seeking Alternative Power Sources for Light Plant
The Lamar Utility Board ratified a letter of intent between LUB and Greencastle, an energy development firm from Ohio. The letter directs Greencastle to perform an exclusive feasibility study which will focus on options for the future use of the Lamar Repowering Project. Greencastle is a full service energy developer that specializes in renewable energy […]
Judge Denies Lamar’s Restraining Order Request Against ARPA & Syncora
The City of Lamar and Lamar Utilities Board were denied a request for a temporary restraining order against ARPA, Arkansas River Power Authority and bonding agent, Syncora Guarantee, during a hearing conducted this past Wednesday, October 22. A Senior Judge, Scott Epstein, ruled that the parties will have 90 days to come to some form […]