All Entries in the "Utilities" Category
WATER Availability Summary
Water Availability Summary – Water Year 2022 as of November 15, 2022 Observed Temperature: Water year 2022 was the sixth warmest and 35th driest on record going back to 1896. At a national scale, Colorado was part of a southern and central plains drought over the Water Year 2022. The South Platte basin was much drier […]
Colorado’s Power Pathway from Excel Energy
Transmission Line Routing Update Substation Siting Area: The Substation Siting Area in Crowley County has been eliminated from further consideration. The Substation Siting Area in Pueblo County continues to be evaluated and a site will be identified if determined to be needed. Permitting Activities: Land use permitting activities are underway for Segments 1, 2, […]
Lamar Utility Board Continues Meter Upgrades
The Lamar Utility Board had $207,925.47 in purchase order bills of which $197,704.37 required authorization. Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh noted this included $153,740.16 for new electric meters which are being installed to upgrade to the Light Plant’s Sensus FlexNet Automated Metering infrastructure. A letter sent to customers states that the conversion will be […]
Lamar Public Works Department Quarterly Report
Pat Mason, Lamar Public Works Director, presented the city council with the department’s quarterly report at their November 14th meeting. Mason said his department had to work around some of the problems that plague many areas of our daily life including staffing shortages, supply chain issues and increased costs for materials. “We were […]
Lamar Utilities Board Finds Lower Cost Equipment Source
Lamar Utility Board members ratified an earlier vote to cancel an agreement with one equipment provider when an earlier contract was bumped up due to rising production costs. During its November 15th meeting, the board ratified a motion to cancel an order for pole mount and pad mount transformers with Stuart Irby and […]
Lamar Council Acts on Property Development
The Lamar City Council approved Resolution 22-11-01 which waives the liens attached to property located at 601-603 and 601.5 and 603.5 North 7th Street in Lamar. The action was taken during the council’s November 14th meeting in an effort to keep properties throughout the city free of weeds, junk and debris as outlined […]
Charge Point EV Stalls are Under Construction at Lamar Chamber
Additional electric vehicle charging stations will soon be available in Lamar as construction is underway for the Charge Point line of connecting points, adjacent to the stage at the Enchanted Forest. Excavation work began last week on the eastern side of the Lamar Chamber of Commerce parking lot, at the same location as […]
Arkansas River Power Authority Business Operations Report – November 2022
Notice of Proposed Budget: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed 2023 Budget for the Arkansas River Power Authority is currently available for inspection by the public, in the City Clerk’s Office at each member municipality. The ARPA Board of Directors will hold a public hearing on the proposed Budget on December 1, 2022 […]
Governor Polis and Colorado Tourism Office Award Historic Tourism Recovery Grants to Local Communities
DENVER — Today, Governor Polis and the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO), within the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), announced the seven recipients of the Tourism Recovery Marketing Grant funding. The recipients granted this funding come from all across the state. The goal of this grant program is to support the economic […]
LUB Discusses Reply to Recent Price Hikes
It seems as if everything costs more and that has become very apparent to the Lamar Utility Board when dealing with rising costs of equipment purchases. Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, discussed how some equipment for the plant has increased since the items were last ordered, now with a wait time ranging from 13 […]
Tempel Updates PEP Board on Meat Packing Project
Curtis Tempel hopes a new USDA grant can provide additional funding for his meat packing business which will be located in Granada. Tempel provided an update to the Prowers Economic Prosperity board during their monthly meeting on Monday, October 17th. “Building costs have increased by at least 50% since we began planning for this […]
Bennet, Hickenlooper Deliver $60 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Arkansas Valley Conduit
Funding Will Provide Safe Drinking Water for Southeast Colorado Denver — Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed an announcement from the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) of the distribution of $60 million in funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support the completion of the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC), providing Coloradans with a […]
LUB Approves 2023 Budget
Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, presented a basic outline for the 2023 budget to the utility board on October 11th, which was also be presented to the Lamar City Council at their Monday night meeting. The 2023 budget includes total revenues in excess of $18.1 million, with $16.6 million from retail electric sales and […]
Lamar Utility Board Considers 2023 Budget
The Lamar Utility Board approved payment of purchase orders totaling $36,840.94 from a total of $46,471.11 during their September 27th meeting. Bills amounting to $1,156,886.13 were authorized for payment including $1,039,424.28 for electricity from Arkansas River Power Authority. One new piece of equipment, a drone, was purchased by the plant. Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, […]
Brief Agenda for Lamar Utility Board
Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, informed the Lamar Utility Board, sales of electricity through August 2022 are up approximately 2.19% when compared to the same period last year. Residential sales were up approximately 3.37%, irrigation is up approximately 5.37% and commercial/industrial sales are up approximately 1.63%. These three customer classes represent an […]
