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August 2024 Sales and Use Tax for Lamar – collected in September
August Sales and Use Tax Collected in September 2024 2024 2023 Difference from 2023 to 2024 % of Difference City Sales Tax Collected (3%) $395,792.07 $388,449.82 $7,342.25 1.89% Use Tax Collected $45,059.43 $41,345.09 $3,714.34 8.98% Other Collections Penalties/interest etc -$188.12 $283.00 -$471.112 -166.47% Total Sales/Use Tax Collections $440,663.38 $430,077.91 $10,585.47 2.46% Vendor’s Commission […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting of October 15, 2024
Board members Jay Brooke and Patrick Leonard were present in person, with Jill Bellomy attending via phone call. Absent was Doug Thrall who was out of town. Minutes were approved from the September 24 meeting. Purchase orders 630308 through 630358 totaling $1,120,916.36 were approved. The largest dollar amount in these was $1,084,516.24 to ARPA […]
Lamar RE-2 Board meeting October 14, 2024
All board members and student board members were present for the meeting, as were the 3 student board members. Approved were minutes from the regular board meeting of September 9, 2024. On November 14, Lamar Middle School will have a “global eats” program where a visiting chef will speak to students and prepare a meal […]
Council holds public hearing for 2025 budget, discusses Escondido Park soccer field conditions
Lamar City Council met for a regularly-scheduled meeting October 14, 2024. Gabe Beard of Lamar came forward for the audience participation portion of the meeting with several questions concerning the city’s recent decision to move the $350,000 yearly settlement amount from ARPA from the Lamar Utility Board to the city’s General Fund. He asked how […]
Downtown American flag mural project a beautiful reminder to all Americans
By now, many of our readers have probably noticed the enormous, beautiful American flag mural on the south exterior of what many in town remember as the old Corner Pharmacy building. Starting last week, workers were seen prepping and priming the wall for painting. Curious onlookers wondered what was going on and the mural […]
Lamar City Council meeting September 23, 2024
NOTE: The print version of this article in our October 2, 2024 paper had incorrect information in the third paragraph regarding the $350,000 settlement money. This amount, in the past, was directed to Lamar Light and Power to lower electric rates for their customers. Council voted at this meeting to deposit this money into […]
Lamar Historic Preservation Advisory board meeting October 15, 2024
Public Service Announcement There will be a Lamar Historic Preservation Advisory Board meeting On Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 7:00 AM Located in the 2nd floor Conference room At the City Complex
Lamar Utilities Board meeting September 24, 2024
The board approved purchase orders 630269 through 630307 in the amount of $67,746.94. Large items in these purchase orders include $28,450.00 to Bell Lumber and Pole for wooden poles to replenish stock and $15,667.40 to Border States Industries for line material. Bills totaling $1,239,985.05 were approved to be paid as well. Some of the larger […]
Lamar High School makes history with first live animal mascot
Lamar High School cheerleaders with “Thunder” the new school mascot Move over, Ralphie. Lamar High School now has its own live buffalo mascot! “Thunder” made her first public appearance at the September 20, 2024 homecoming parade and football game (Lamar’s second game in their new Thunder Stadium). She seemed unfazed by the sounds […]
City of Lamar July Sales and Use Tax July 2024
Sales and Use taxes for July of 2024, collected in August, show an overall increase of 7.29% from last year, a difference of $30,332.06. Year to date numbers increased as well, by 8.13%, or $282,022.65. Restaurant and liquor stores saw a decline from last year in July’s numbers, as did other retail and hotel/motels. […]
History is made as first game at new Thunder Stadium is played September 13, 2024
The inaugural football game played in the much-anticipated new Thunder Stadium was Friday, September 13, 2024. The Thunder didn’t disappoint and went on to defeat the Bennett Tigers 43-16 in a hard-fought game. Anxious fans streamed through the gates, excited not only about seeing the first home game of the season, but eager to finally […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting of Tuesday, September 10, 2024
All board members were present at the meeting. Roger Stagner’s open board position has yet to be filled. Minutes from the August 27 meeting were approved, as were purchase orders 630233 through 630268. Payment of bills totaling $103,317.66 was also approved. Bid #2050 for line materials and hardware in the amount of $15,671.24 was accepted […]
Lamar City Council meeting September 9, 2024
New Lamar Police Offer Steve Sanger taking his oath of office Prior to the regular City Council meeting, a work session was held, with two agenda items. First was a discussion concerning homeless persons in the city and the second concerned the maintenance of city parks, particularly Escondido park. The homeless issue will continue to […]
Lamar’s paving season to begin soon
The City of Lamar Street Department is set to begin its 2024 paving season after equipment availability delays and the City’s recent wind storm held up progress for two weeks. Rotomilling and repaving will start on Monday, September 9th and run through October 25th. Street work generally occurs Monday – Thursday during this period. The […]
The Department of Local Affairs Receives Nearly $10 Million From U.S. Department of Energy to Support Economic and Workforce Development in Southeast Colorado
SOUTHEAST, CO – The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) is proud to announce that its Southeast Economic Development Grant Program (SEED Grant Program) has been selected as one of 20 projects nationwide to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Transmission Siting and Economic Development Grants Program through the Grid Deployment Office. The program will receive […]
