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Lamar Rotary Club helps kickstart Lamar Lions Club flag project
Presenting a check from the Lamar Rotary Club to help kickstart the Lamar Lions flag project are (left to right): Leslie Stagner, Colorado Welcome Center Director; John Davis with the Lamar Lions club; Meagan Hillman, Lamar Rotary Club President and Courtney Neuhold, Lamar Rotary Club member The Lamar Rotary Club recently presented a check […]
Lamar Utilities Board Meeting of December 10, 2024
Board reorganization had to be tabled once again due to city attorney Lance Clark being unable to attend the meeting. Minutes from the November 26, 2024 meeting were approved. Purchase orders 630452 – 630486 totaling $685,100.50 were presented, $666,810.81 of which needed board approval which was unanimous. The ARPA power purchase was by far the […]
Lamar City Council holds last meeting of 2024
Lamar City Council met for its last meeting of 2024 on Monday, December 9. Councilwoman Gerry Jenkins was not in attendance for the meeting. Mayor Kirk Crespin began by speaking to the audience about the recent city Christmas party, where several employees were recognized for excellence. Two employees celebrated 40 years with the city this […]
Annual Lamar Parade of Lights and Second Annual Chamber “Cocoa Crawl” an early start to holiday season
The Lamar Public Library staff before the Parade of Lights – First Place entry Downtown Lamar was the scene of some early holiday magic on Saturday, November 30. The Chamber held its Second Annual “Cocoa Crawl” where participants receive discounts from merchants when they visit with an official Chamber mug of cocoa. Businesses hosted photo […]
Lamar Lions Club Foundation seeking donations for flag project
The large American flag mural recently painted on the building north of Lamar’s Frontier Bank will soon be joined by yet another large American flag in Lamar, thanks to a project spearheaded by the Lamar Lions Club. Planned to be located at the Colorado Welcome Center, 109 E. Beech Street (the historic Amtrak station), the […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting of November 26, 2024
Board Chairman Doug Thrall was absent for the meeting of November 26, so Agenda item #1 (reorganization of board to elect Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Superintendent and Attorney) was tabled for the second time, as all board members need to be present for the vote. Minutes from the November 12 meeting were approved unanimously. Purchase orders totaling […]
City Council meeting November 25, 2024
Prior to the regular city council meeting of November 25, 2024, a short work session was held. The first issue discussed was the request by the Variance Board for Council to absolve the Variance/Code board. Two members of the board currently sit on other boards (the Adjustments and Appeals Board and the Planning and Zoning […]
Service Line letters sent to city water customers
New state and federal laws now require the City of Lamar to inventory all water service lines in our service area. A service line is an underground pipe that carries water from the main, likely in the street, into the customer’s home or building. The City must notify consumers annually if their service line material […]
September 2024 City Sales and Use tax collections down while year-to-date collections show an increase of 6.34%
September sales and use tax numbers for the city were all down from the previous year, with the total tax collections 3.34 below what they were one year ago. When seen as year-to-date numbers, however, the total tax collections were up 6.34% from last year. The only year-to-date number that was down was the […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting 11/12
Minutes from the October 29, 2024 were approved. Also approved were Purchase Orders 630384 through 630418 for a total amount of $215,448.81. Large items in these purchase orders were $57,113.46 for line hardware, and $817,322.94 for October power purchase from ARPA. The Board approved Bid #2055 for street lights, photocells and mounting arms. These are […]
RE-2 School board gets positive updates from elementary school principals at Nov. 11 meeting
All board members were present for the meeting as well as two of the three student board members. The night’s agenda and minutes from the previous board meeting were approved unanimously. There were no visitors in attendance wishing to speak to the board. Dave Tecklenburg, CFO for the district, gave a quarterly financial report, stating […]
Lamar City Council meeting Nov. 11, 2024
As Mayor Kirk Crespin was unable to attend the meeting, mayor pro tem Manuel Tamez led the meeting. He began the meeting saying “I’d like to give a shoutout to all our veterans, both in our local community and the surrounding area and the nation. We’re grateful for your service and for those families who […]
Lamar Utilities Board welcomes new board member Elmer Grett at meeting October 29, 2024
Elmer Grett was sworn in as the newest member of the Utilities Board of the City of Lamar at the meeting on October 29, 2024. He was sworn in by The Honorable Curtis “Lane” Porter, County Court Judge. Mr. Grett is taking the place of previous board member Roger Stagner, who recently stepped down as […]
Lamar City Council meeting October 28, 2024
A meeting of the Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board was held prior to the regular City Council meeting. During this LRA meeting, payment was approved in the amount of $20,000 to Neil and Rinda Emick for reimbursement through the Structural Rehab Grant that had previously applied for. This money was used to help the Emicks in […]
