All Entries in the "City of Lamar" Category
Lamar Utilities board meeting of February 24, 2026
The Lamar Utilities Board met on February 24, 2026 for a regular meeting. Purchase orders totaling $87,928.26 were approved. Of this amount, $74,437.38 needed board approval. Large purchase orders needing approval included $21,680.25 to Stuart C. Irby Corporation for PUPI crossarms, $19,543.42 to Western United Electric Supply for line materials, and $7,950.97 to American Public […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting of February 24, 2026
The Lamar Utilities Board met on February 24, 2026 for a regular meeting. Purchase orders totaling $87,928.26 were approved. Of this amount, $74,437.38 needed board approval. Large purchase orders needing approval included $21,680.25 to Stuart C. Irby Corporation for PUPI crossarms, $19,543.42 to Western United Electric Supply for line materials, and $7,950.97 to American Public […]
Lamar City Council meeting of February 23, 2026
The Lamar City Council held a regular meeting Monday, February 23, 2026 with all council members present. Mayor Kirk Crespin opened the meeting saying it had been a busy few weeks for the city. He said that the owners of the new Prowers County Market, Inc. recently closed on the store’ purchase, located at 906 […]
Prowers County Market a family’s labor of love – expected opening is late spring
The Brown family poses in front of what will soon be the Prowers County Market, Inc. – left to right are: Susan, Felicity, Elliott, Elizabeth and Landon Brown The unexpected, abrupt announcement last September that the Lamar Safeway store at 906 E. Olive Street would be closing permanently on November 7, shocked a community who […]
Lamar Community College and Colorado Small Business Development Center Announce Soft Opening of Innovate and Makerspace
Lamar Community College (LCC), in partnership with the Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC) serving East Colorado, is proud to announce the soft opening of the Innovate and Makerspace, a new hub for creativity, innovation, and small business development located on the LCC campus. A soft launch event will be held on February 17, 2026, […]
City of Lamar Presidents Day closures
Most City of Lamar offices and buildings will be closed on 2/16 for Presidents Day. The City Complex/Library, Community Building, Public Works, and Lamar Community Resource & Senior Center are closed. Police and Fire administrative offices are closed. The public is encouraged to call the Prowers County Communications Center (Dispatch) at 719-336-3977 with any non-emergency […]
Lamar Utilities Board Meeting February 10, 2026
Purchase orders 2025-02731 through 2025-02952 were approved, totaling $732,855.48, of which $720,252.22 needed board approval. They included $47,645 to Tri County Ford for a new F-150 4WD pickup, $81,809.55 to CIRSA for first quarter property insurance, and $567,580.29 to ARPA for January power purchased. Payment of $155,809.37 in bills was approved. Again, due to the […]
City of Lamar utility bills slightly delayed due to software conversion – now able to take all forms of payment
The City of Lamar’s February utility bills will be available no earlier than the afternoon of Tuesday, February 3, 2026, due to a major software conversion. The City extends our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. The City is now able to process all utility payments, including credit and debit cards, at the […]
Lamar Mayor Kirk Crespin, City Administrator Mitch Hammes share story of positivity and progress for Lamar
Lamar’s City Administrator Mitch Hammes, left, and Mayor Kirk Crespin, right Lamar Mayor Kirk Crespin and City Administrator Mitch Hammes have a story to tell. It’s a story about positivity, successes and long-range planning. I recently met with the two to hear their thoughts on the city and get updated on current and future projects. […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting January 27, 2026
Board Chairman Doug Thrall and Board member Jill Bellomy were both absent at the January 27, 2026 meeting. In Thrall’s absence, Vice-Chairman Jay Brooke chaired the meeting. The board voted to approve the minutes from the January 13, 2026 meeting as well as approving Purchase Orders 2025-02431 through 2025-02667. Purchase orders totaled $57,543.86, of which […]
Lamar City Council meeting of January 26
All Council members were present for the January 26, 2026 meeting. Mayor Crespin welcomed attendees and online viewers to the meeting, saying that 2026 is starting “with a bang”, continuing the momentum from 2025. He recently attended the annual Mayors Summit and reports that he had productive interactions with mayors from all over Colorado. The […]
Lamar Utilities Board holds first meeting of 2026 on January 13
The Lamar Utilities Board met on January 13 for its first meeting of 2026. Purchase orders 2025-02177 through 2025-02430 totaling $1,021,571.96 were approved. Of this amount, $996,228.74 needed board approval. Power purchased for December was the largest of these, in the amount of $537,677.43. Other large purchase orders were $191,920.00 to Powell electrical Systems, Inc., […]
Lamar City Council holds first meeting of 2026 with an air of excitement on January 12
Lamar Mayor Kirk Crespin welcomed everyone to the night’s meeting with excitement in his voice, saying “It’s hard to believe it’s already 2026”. He said that five years ago as a new mayor, he and Council had great things in mind – the city had a new Administrator, negotiations were underway for the Arby’s […]
January 13, 2026 marks 20th anniversary of closure of Neoplan USA’s Lamar plant
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is reprint of a November 15, 2005 Denver Post article regarding the upcoming closure of Lamar’s Neoplan plant. Neoplan USA was a major transit bus manufacturing company based in Denver. It started as a subsidiary of the German corporation Neoplan in 1981 with its main factory and headquarters in Lamar. In […]
