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Speedy Meeting for Lamar City Council
Only a few topics were covered during the Monday night Lamar city council meeting on January 9. Pat Mason, Public Works Director, told the council, “We’re about 95% complete on all our snow removal at this point.” Mason said the street crews have had to operate with a small, warm window of opportunity, between 11am […]
Brief City Council Meeting Set
Few items are before the Lamar City Council for their first meeting of the new year, this evening, January 9. There is no work session scheduled, and the regular meeting will begin at 7pm in council chambers. The Sales and Use Tax Report will be presented to the council by the City Clerk. A public […]
Lamar Snow Removal Operations Resume, Council Holds Last Meeting of 2011
City crews should be back on the streets of Lamar today, continuing their snow removal operations. City Administrator Bill Pfeilsticker told the city council during Monday night’s meeting, that the warmer weather will help with the clean up, as the colder temperatures froze the snow on the roads to hard-pack ice. He said they’ll attempt to […]
Short Agenda for Last Council Meeting of 2011
The Lamar City Council has a very brief meeting agenda to cap the end of the year. Because of the holiday schedule, the meeting will be held at 7pm on Tuesday, December 27 with no work session scheduled. Eleven local businesses have applied for license renewals and city administrator Bill Pfeilsticker will present the council […]
Council Approves City Energy-Water Study
The Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board met to approve a resolution to appropriate funds for their 2012 budget. City Treasurer Linda Rohlman said the money is expected from collections of property taxes in the Urban Renewal District. Revenues are anticipated to be $128,531 with operating expenditures expected to be the same for four local business interests: […]
Lamar Council-Redevelopment Authority Meets Monday
The Lamar Redevelopment Authority will meet at 6pm, prior to the city council’s work session this evening. The brief meeting will allow for a resolution appropriating monies needed for the Authority’s 2012 budget. The sums are those expected by the City Treasurer, to be collected from property taxes, $128,531. The Work Session, scheduled for 6:15pm, […]
City Council Adjusts Water and Wastewater Fees and Rates
Only a few Lamar city water customers will be impacted by the changes in fee and rate charges for 2012, approved by the Lamar City Council during their November 28 meeting. Water and Wastewater manager, Doug Montgomery, explained that the city has never adopted rates for customers using 4″ or 6″ meters. Montgomery said those […]
Election 2011: Haggard & Medina Win
Prowers County election judges sifted through 1007 ballots that were delivered to the county courthouse (yesterday) Monday. The day before, they processed 1,500 total. The last-minute ballots resulted in an almost three-hour wait after the polls closed before the results were known for Prowers County. Prowers County Clerk and Recorder, Jana Coen, noted that because […]
Public Hearings Set for Tonight’s Council Meeting
The Cow Palace Inn’s request for a Hotel & Restaurant liquor License will be addressed in Monday night’s City Council meeting. A public hearing is scheduled for the 7pm meeting. The date was set by the Council during the September 26th meeting when the application was submitted by Palace Holdings, LLC, the new owners of […]
Lamar Sales Tax Shows Modest August Gain
Year-to-date Sales and Use Tax collections for the City of Lamar were 2.34% above last year at this time, for an increase of $55,784.12. City Sales Tax collections for this past August were up 0.50% for a gain of $1,254.56 from the August 2010 collections. Total Sales Tax and Use Tax collections were up […]
Urban Renewal Tax Funds Allocated to Cow Palace Inn Sewer Repairs
The Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board approved a funding request from the new owners of the Cow Palace Inn. The interior and exterior sewer lines at the motel need replacing before the motel’s comprehensive re-opening can be completed. The owners, Palace Holdings, LLC, can fund the interior project, but have requested that the cost of connecting […]
Dead End for City-County IGA
Despite on-going negotiations between the City of Lamar acting as the Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board and Prowers County Commissioners, a final resolution on an Intergovernmental Agreement between the two never materialized. The IGA, if approved, would have spelled out the sharing of tax revenue funding from the Urban Renewal District. The IGA was developed about […]
Lamar Area Hospice Begins Expansion Plans, City Council Waives Building Fees
The Lamar Area Hospice association has long had an expansion program planned, especially after taking over ownership of the former Lamar Hotel on West Olive Street. Hospice executive director, Debbie Pelley, asked the Lamar city council that an $8,143 building permit fee, based on the $1,000,000 renovation project, be waived by the council, […]
The City/County IGA ‘Ball’ Goes Back to the City’s Court
It’s a question mark as to what will become of the long-pending Intergovernmental Agreement between the city of Lamar and Prowers County, when the city council meets this Monday evening, September 12. Three weeks ago, the city gave the county and the Prowers County Hospital District until September 12 to agree to the IGA proposal […]
Limited local Elections for November
There will be one new member on the Lamar City Council following the November elections. Ward 1 Councilman Jim Larrick has decided not to run for re-election and his position will be filled by Anne- Marie Crampton, who has been actively involved in numerous local organizations. There were no opposing petitions submitted for that council […]
Council Questions Need for Train-/-Bus Depot
Known as the Multi Modal System, the Lamar City Council reviewed the increased construction costs of what would be an ARRA funded depot located east of the Lamar Chamber of Commerce offices. With little guaranteed return on an expensive investment, the council decided against taking any action on the FASTER grant and allowed it to […]
Lamar Redevelopment Board Postpones Hospital District Agreement
The Lamar City Council, acting as the Redevelopment Board on Monday, June 27, tabled approving a resolution for an intergovernmental agreement to pay the Prowers County Hospital District a portion of the TIF revenue generated by the hospital district levy. Although the amount equals about $2,000 annually, the authority board was reluctant to set a […]
Lamar Council Hosts Reception for Ron Stock, Urban Renewal Board Meets
. The Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board will meet Monday, June 27, at 5:45pm, discussing approval of a resolution for an intergovernmental agreement between the board and Prowers Medical Center hospital district. The contract is for the distribution and sharing of Tax Incremental Funds generated by the hospital district levy. The council’s work session will discuss posting […]
Lamar City Administrator Search Narrows
The Lamar City Council is conducting in-person interviews of the three remaining candidates for the city administrator position today, June 17. All three attended the meet and greet session held Thursday night at the city’s Cultural Events Center, and offered introductory remarks about their careers and what they can offer the city of […]
Lamar City Council to Discuss New Fees and Policy on Use of Cultural Events Center
The Lamar City Council is expected to raise the fees of the Cultural Events Center to match those of the Lamar Community Building during the Monday night meeting, June 13. The Center was remodeled in 2004, and this spring, a question was brought to the council concerning its availability for political and religious purposes. The […]