All Entries in the "Utilities" Category
Residents Weigh-In on Business Preferences in Brownfield Open House
If your paint brush was economic development what kind of picture of Lamar’s downtown area would you create? Local residents were provided an opportunity, Monday, May 6th, to weigh-in on what type of business development they thought would have the most beneficial impact to the retail and service sector of Lamar. Keely Marsik, representing […]
Lamar Days Parade Route Back on Main Street
The 2019 Annual Lamar Days Parade route will be back on Main Street on Saturday, May 18th. Heather Morris, Lamar Chamber of Commerce Office Manager, confirmed that the route will have participants assemble along Beech Street prior to the parade and at 10am the route will travel south along Main Street and turn […]
Holly Postponing New Administrator Search
The search for a new Holly Town Administrator is on hold for the summer, scheduled to resume in August. The Holly Trustees decided to resume the search several months from now during their May 1st board meeting. There were several points of difference between the Trustees and the candidate, who, according to Holly Mayor, […]
City of Lamar Hosting Two Meetings for Civic Improvement
Do we want to see some of the old properties in town brought back to life? YES! Do we want to improve the vitality of downtown Lamar and create connections to adjacent neighborhoods? YES! Do we want to help property owners of vacant buildings that say “I don’t know where to start”? YES! […]
Livingston Ranch Receives 2019 Colorado Leopold Conservation Award
Arvada, Colo. – Mike and Julie Livingston of Kit Carson County have been selected as the recipient of the 2019 Colorado Leopold Conservation Award®. Sand County Foundation, the nation’s leading voice for private conservation, created the Leopold Conservation Award to inspire American landowners by recognizing exceptional farmers, ranchers and foresters. The prestigious award, […]
Lamar Light and Power Continues Repair Efforts
Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, noted the plant’s line crew has completed the re-construction of 10 structures on the 69kv line which were damaged during the high wind storm on Wednesday, March 13th. He stated that as of Wednesday, April 10th, the 69kv line was energized to feed electricity to Ft. Lyons […]
SECPA 2019 Annual Meeting Hosted at LCC Wellness Center
Kevin Karney, Southeast Colorado Power Association Board President, noted the anniversaries of SECPA at 80 years of service and 20 years for SECOM in his address to the gathering, Thursday, April 11th at the Lamar Community College Wellness Center. Southeast Colorado Power Association, formed in 1937, provides electric power to approximately 10,458 meters in […]
LUB Reviews Avian Protection Plan, Updates Power Loss on Bent Fire
The Lamar Light Plant conducted electrical maintenance testing on its two main 69KV transformers and load tap changers, a process that is recommended for every three years. Once the transformers were de-energized crews performed tests including insulation resistance, insulation power factor tests and several others as well as adding oil to needed equipment to […]
Arkansas River Basin Water Forum 25th Anniversary, “A River of Dreams and Realities”
This special, 25th anniversary celebratory conference, A River of Dreams and Realties, welcomes keynote speeches by Senator Cory Gardner and former Agricultural Commissioner, Don Ament at the Pueblo Convention Center on April 24-25, 2019. Program highlights include a 25-year retrospective of the crucial nature of water in the Arkansas River Basin from state- and […]
Call 811 to Protect Underground Utilities
April is National Safe Digging Month LAMAR, Colo. (Apr. 1, 2019) More than 50 percent of Atmos Energy’s hazardous leaks are caused by excavation damage to its natural gas distribution system. Accidental damage is the greatest risk to underground utilities and even minor damage, such as a scrape, dent, or crease in a pipeline or […]
Holly Trustees Narrow Administrator Search
The Holly Trustees plan to interview two finalists for the Town Administrator’s post during a session tentatively scheduled for April 18th. The Trustees met with consultant Steve Rabe during their April 3rd meeting to review the procedures they will employ during the interview session including provisions for salary, termination and length of contract. […]
Council Discusses Ordinance for Derelict/Abandoned Downtown Buildings
Lamar City Administrator, John Sutherland, handed council members copies of code ordinances used by other communities as a means of curtailing or eliminating blighted buildings in their towns. “They can be reviewed to aid us in coming to a decision about what to do with our own situation,” Sutherland explained. […]
Lamar Council Gets Atmos Gasline Project Review
Kurtis Paradisa, Public Affairs Manager for Atmos Energy, briefed the Lamar City Council on the company’s System Safety and Integrity Rider, or SSIR, during the council’s work session meeting on Monday, April 1st. “The impact in Lamar is part of a ten year project for Atmos during which we’re upgrading the gas lines […]
LUB Recaps Another Storm and Outages
Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, briefed the Utilities Board on power outages that occurred on Wednesday, March 13th in the Lamar service area. The report read that at about 12:00am on Wednesday, March 13th, the LAMSO substation tripped off-line due to a bus differential fault which was caused by a failed voltage […]
Lamar Library to Display Moon Rocks
The Lamar Library will have several moon rocks on display for the general public as part of the Summer Reading Program, “Universe of Stories”, June 3rd through July 12th. The Lamar Police will provide security on Friday, June 14th from 2pm to 4pm when the lunar rock samples will be on display. Lamar Librarian, […]
