Archive for June 9th, 2020
LCC’s Innovate & Make Space Coordinated Mask-Making Efforts for SE Colorado
(Lamar, CO) – Lamar Community College (LCC) is home to an Innovate & Make Space (I&MS), where volunteers and seamstresses from 6 counties in southeastern Colorado donated countless hours making masks for community members and healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Volunteers from Baca, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers, Crowley and Otero Counties […]
City Council Notes Easing of COVID Requirements
Lamar Mayor, Kirk Crespin, began the June 7th city council meeting noting that the Lamar Municipal Swimming Pool, after some long deliberations, would be open to the public on Monday, June 15th. “We’ve hired lifeguards that are undergoing training in Holly so they’ll be ready to go along with the concession stands, the pool […]
City Sales Tax Revenue Continues Gain
Despite the pandemic-enforced curtailment of some retail business practices in Lamar, the city sales tax report shows continued gain for April, 2020 revenues collected this past May. City Sales Tax collections are up 11.08% for a $28,527.11 gain over 2019 with posted revenues of $257,510.06 compared to 2020 at $286,037.17. Use Tax collections were […]
