All Entries in the "City of Wiley" Category
Lodging Panel Seeking Directors for 2018
The Prowers County Lodging Panel ended their year with $27,973 in carry-over funds for 2018, three outstanding pledges for future events and three vacancies on the Panel Board. Pat Palmer, who has served as the Panel president announced at the November meeting that he will not seek another term, joining one other panel […]
2018 County Budget Approved by Commissioners
The Prowers County Commissioners approved the 2018 budget during their regular meeting on Tuesday, December 12th. The County Budget is $24,155,626 with a mill levy of 27.17, unchanged from 2017. The total taxable Assessed Valuation for the County has increased from $127,115,001 from last year to $130,860,305. The commissioners estimated the General Fund expenditures […]
Senator Crowder Aims at Tax Relief on Used Vehicles
Colorado State Senator Larry Crowder plans to introduce a bill eliminating the state sales tax on the purchase of used vehicles. In the media release explaining his reasoning, Crowder stated, “A bill I will be introducing concerns economic empowering of the middle class. The bill is to eliminate state sales tax on the purchase of […]
Small Landfills in Southeast Colorado Get Reprieve
Prowers County Commissioners, Wendy Buxton-Andrade and Tom Grasmick offered some welcome news at the monthly Prowers Economic Prosperity meeting held December 5th at the Granada City Complex. Buxton-Andrade said that the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, CDPHE, in the face of a unanimous presentation from Colorado County Commissioners, has decided to […]
South Central and Southeast Colorado 2017 Summer and Early Fall Climate Summary
After a wet spring of 2017, the first month of “Meteorological Summer” warmed up and dried out across south central and southeast Colorado. While some portions of Eastern Colorado saw spotty amounts of above normal precipitation through the month of June, along with bouts of severe weather, most of south central and southeast Colorado […]
Official Election Results Posted by County Clerk and Recorder
The Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s office has completed a canvass of the November 7, 2017 Coordinated Election and has issued the results. Mayor Roger Stagner defeated Felix Dias for Mayor of Lamar by 135 votes, 887 to 752. Kirk Crespin and Oscar Riley ran unopposed for re-election to the Lamar City Council with […]
EXPLANATION OF PROWERS COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 2017-1
MEDIA RELEASE EXPLANATION OF PROWERS COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 2017-1. Regulating Personal Growing, Cultivation and Processing of Marijuana On November 5, 2012, by majority vote, the citizens of Colorado voted to amend the Colorado Constitution to allow for statewide personal growing, cultivation and use of marijuana by individuals 21 years old or older. This became […]
PEP Board Meets in Holly, Talks Focus on Hotel Development and Port of Entry Regulations
Prowers Economic Prosperity board members held their monthly meeting at the Catholic Hall in Holly this month, part of their community outreach program to bring their meetings to other communities in the county. Over 30 persons were on hand for economic and business updates from PEP Executive Director, Eric Depperschmidt and Rick Robbins, Board […]
Follow Up: Regional Election Results
Several election races were held in southeast Colorado, other than the contests for the City of Lamar. School District Re-13 JT in Wiley had seven candidates for four board positions with Neil Mauch winning a seat with 209 votes, Josh Weimer had 161, Bradley Lubbers had 153 and Chad Krentz had 147. They were […]
November General Election Results for Prowers County, Stagner’s In and 2A is Out
These are the latest unofficial election results from the Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office. An official verification of the tally will be issued by the Clerk’s office at a later date. The race for Mayor for the City of Lamar was won by incumbent Roger Stagner who received 883 votes to his challenger, […]
Community Strategies Institute (Part 3) : Rental and Housing Recommendations
As part of their study of the housing market in southeast Colorado’s six counties, Community Strategies Institute, (CSI) conducted a comprehensive of the demographics of the region. The study viewed each of the six counties with regard to the number of available units for rent or for sale, wages and income of residents, earning […]
Colorado Employment Situation in September 2017
Employers in Colorado added 4,000 nonfarm payroll jobs from August to September for a total of 2,656,200 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 8,100 and government decreased 4,100. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point from August […]
Housing Assessment Information for Southeast Colorado, Part Two
This article offers additional information on the quality of the housing market in southeast Colorado, a housing needs assessment report prepared for SECED, Southeast Colorado Enterprise Development by the Communities Strategies Institute. The assessment pulled data from various sources, ranging from the U.S. Census and economic development organizations, to statistics provided by realtors, lenders, […]
SECED Report Indicates Need for New/Affordable Housing in Southeast Colorado
The quality of the houses on the sale and rental market for the six counties in southeast Colorado is deteriorating and aging. That’s the general summary of a housing needs assessment conducted from July through October, 2017, by the Community Strategies Institute for SECED, Southeast Colorado Enterprise Development. The overview was presented by […]
Colorado Certified Small Business Community Winners Announced
DENVER – Wed., Oct. 11, 2017 – Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne, the Colorado Small Business Development Center Network (SBDC) and local economic development professionals from around the state gathered at Limon Town Hall to announce the four winners of the Certified Small Business Community initiative (CSBC). This Blueprint 2.0 program assists rural communities who want to expand their […]
