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GoCo Reps Host Community Luncheon, Board Meeting for Prowers County
Members of the State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund wrapped up a busy two day visit to Lamar and Prowers County this past Tuesday, April 16. GoCo uses proceeds from the state lottery to provide funding for recreational outlets in Colorado and since 1994 has contributed $8.1 million for projects in Prowers, […]
Lamar Council Tours Valco Pond, Financing is Key to Project
Click on a picture to open the slide show. The Lamar City Council toured the Valco Pond properties Monday afternoon, October 22nd, reviewing landscaping work done at the site by the owner, Tom Brubaker, this past spring and summer. Almost 110 acres of land and three ponds will eventually be deeded to the city to […]
Fee Structure for City Services Discussed by Council
Cost of services provided by the Lamar Police Department was discussed during the city council work session, Monday, July 23. Lamar Police Chief Gary McCrea described how some services, such as fingerprinting, VIN inspections and funeral escorts have been offered in the past without any reimbursement. McCrea told the council that charging fees for these […]
Saturday Clean Up, from 7am to Quittin’ Time
Branches and twigs and leaves and freezers and stoves, paint, paper, oil, mattresses, tv’s, tires, wood, lumber, cribs, swamp coolers…almost an endless list of all the stuff we buy and eventually discard when it no longer works or no longer amuses us. All that and more was collected this past Saturday for the City […]
Easter Eggs, the Bunny and Kids
The morning chill this past Saturday, April 7, didn’t hinder several hundred younsters and their parents from attending the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Willow Creek Park, sponsored by the Lamar Recreation Department. As the youngsters were gathering into separate age groups in the municipal pool parking lot, off in the distance, from the southern […]
Lamar Rec Advisory Board Focuses on Sports Plex
“We’re going to seek a $265,000 GoCo grant to complete the Sports Plex,” said Lamar Leisure Services Director, Rick Akers, as he addressed the Lamar Recreation Advisory Board during their monthly meeting, Wednesday, March 21. Akers presented board members a list of future city master plan projects that will require funding before they can advance. […]
Recreation Department Master Plan Meeting Set for Wednesday
The Lamar Sports Fourplex, Escondido Park, The Valco ponds, the Willow Creek Caretaker’s House, walking trails, a skateboard park…these and other area recreational outlets will be on the table for public discussion, Wednesday, March 21 at the City Master Plan meeting of the Lamar Recreation Department. Rick Akers, City Leisure Services Director, wants to see […]
City Council Ponders Employee Compensation, Amtrak Lobbying Funds
The Lamar City Council dealt with several financial issues during their February 27 meeting…compensation for city employees who furthered their education for increased job performance, funding to help maintain an Amtrak route through southeast Colorado, a home winterization project for qualified citizens and the purchase of a replacement bookmobile for the Lamar Library. The evening […]
Everybody Out of the Pool, for the Day
The Lamar municipal pool was closed for the day, Wednesday, June 29, due to a chlorine leak. Unfortunate timing, as Wednesday has been the hottest day of the year, posting a downtown temperature of 108 shortly before 2pm. The Lamarlins swim team notified the Lamar Rec department of the chemical problem when members arrived for […]
New: Lamar City Website; New Cultural Events Center Rates
Just three Lamar City Administrator Candidates will be on hand this Thursday, June 16, at the Cultural Events Center between 6pm and 7:30pm. Mayor Roger Stagner reminded the audience during Monday’s city council meeting that the reception is open to the public, and residents are urged to visit the candidates vying for the administrator position […]
Lamar Council Reviews Ball Field Misuse and Unemployment Fund
Citizen’s Ballfield at the Lamar Sports Complex has recently received some rough treatment. Rick Akers, city Leisure Services Director expressed his concern to the city council during Monday night’s meeting, May 23. Akers said the backstop pads at the new softball field had baseball imprints embedded into them, apparently from baseballs hit towards them at […]
Lamar City Council Approves Officers for Caged Conflict Event
Lamar Days committee members received permission from the city council for waiver of carnival fees at $290 for Crabtree Amusements, a new concession conducting the carnival in Lamar. The council also approved permission to locate one carnival house trailer for three employees at Willow Creek Park from May 11 to May 15. Another house trailer […]
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, […]