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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 […]
City of Lamar accepting applications for Planning/Zoning, Water, Utilities, ARPA and Vale Boards
Applications are currently being accepted by the City of Lamar for appointments to the following Boards: PLANNING & ZONING (One unexpired 5-year term expiring February 1, 2027) WATER ADVISORY BOARD (One unexpired 5-year term expiring February 1, 2026) UTILITIES BOARD (One unexpired 5-year term expiring August […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting of August 27, 2024
Minutes from the August 13, 2024 meeting were approved. Purchase orders 630205 – 630232 were approved, which totaled $107,551.48. The largest of these was $79,507.78 to Basler Services, LLC for a distribution system upgrade. The payment of bills was also approved. Total payment was $1,219,121.74. Payment of $1,062,570.78 to ARPA was the largest. Other large […]
Lamar City Council meeting of August 26, 2024
New Lamar Police officer Jose Lozoya being sworn in by Mayor Kirk Crespin At the work session prior to the August 26, 2024 Lamar City Council meeting Ronny Farmer, CPA, presented the final audit report for 2023. He told Council that the city’s finances are in good shape but cautioned against overspending, saying “it’s […]
June 2024 Sales and Use Tax Report for City of Lamar
The City of Lamar’s most recent Revenue Report includes June Sales and Use Tax collected in July, 2024. City sales tax collected (3%) is up $20,211.74, an increase of 4.67% for the same month in 2023. Use tax collected is also up $2,494.68, an increase of 5.13% over 2023. Other collections, which include penalties and […]
Lamar City Council meeting of August 12, 2024
All Council members were present for the August 12, 2024 meeting. Mayor Kirk Crespin opened the meeting by speaking about the many positive Facebook posts he has seen recently regarding Lamar. People have commented on the attractive new signage around town as well as the progress of the new McClave State Bank building construction, […]
Lamar Utilities Board meets July 23, 2024 – power outages on July 15 explained by Superintendent
Ronny Farmer, CPA with RFarmer, LLC, presented to the Board the Audited Financial Report for 2023. Minutes from the July 9, 2024 meeting were approved unanimously. Also approved were purchase orders 630111 through 630147 in the amount of $55,800.77. Payment of bills totaling $1,131,166.10 was approved. Per usual, the largest bill presented was to […]
City Council meeting of July 22, 2024
All council members were present for the July 22, 2024 meeting. As there were no persons wanting to speak during the Public Comments portion of the meeting, Mayor Crespin reminded everyone that this is their chance to address Council if they have concerns. Kristin Scwartz gave the Treasurer report, informing Council that the DOLA grant […]
