Archive for December 11th, 2018
Reductions in Lamar Light Plant Electric Bills Coming in 2019
The Lamar Utilities Board took two steps during their final meeting of the year, December 11th, to reduce utility rates to electricity customers. Board members approved Resolution 18-12-03, adopting a modification to the Charter Appropriation Adjustment Tariff and they approved a 2019 Electric Cost Adjustment. Both actions will start to bring down the […]
End of Year Tax Revenues Show a Dip for Final Months
City of Lamar Sales Tax collected in November dropped 5.84% and Total Sales and Use Tax collections were also off 7.37%. The difference for the 3% sales tax drop is $16,373.96 which shows collections for this November at $26,148.48 compared to 2017 with collections at $280,522.44. The 7.37% drop results in a difference […]
Lamar Approves Grant Funding to Help Identify EPA Problem Areas
Ayres Associates from Cheyenne, WY, has been hired by the Lamar City Council during their December 10th meeting to provide an EPA Brownfields Assessment known as the Prairie Crossroads Project for the City of Lamar. The funding will be provided through a $300,000 grant awarded to the city this past fall, according to […]
