All Entries Tagged With: "ARPA"
McClave Students Win LUB/ARPA Scholarships
Two McClave High School students, James Steerman, who will be attending Western State Colorado University where he plans to study Business Finance and Administration and Blake Brubacher who will be attending Colorado State University where he plans to study Construction Management, were announced as the Lamar Utility Board/ARPA scholarship winners during the board’s regular meeting, […]
Utility Rates Take a Personal Note
As the legal process for the lawsuit between the City of Lamar and Arkansas River Power Authority, ARPA, continues, the individual impact of high electric rates on private citizens/customers was brought before the Lamar Utilities Board during their regular meeting, Tuesday, May 9th. A mother and her adult son, residents relatively new to Lamar for […]
Holly Trustees are Third ARPA Member to Approve Settlement
The Holly Trustees voted to join their counterparts in Las Animas and Springfield, voting unanimously May 3rd, in favor of the proposed settlement agreement in litigation between Arkansas River Power Authority, ARPA and the City of Lamar. ARPA general manager, Rick Rigel, was on hand for the monthly Trustees meeting to offer explanations on the […]
Holly Trustees Approve ARPA Litigation Resolution, Accept Resignation, Vote for Mayor Pro-tem
The Holly Trustees voted to accept the letter of resignation, submitted by Jerry Jones on Wednesday, May 3rd. Letters of intent to serve as a Trustee will be accepted by the Town Clerk, Megan Jara until 5pm on Wednesday, May 31st. If there is more than one, the Trustees can decide to conduct interviews of […]
LUB Members Discuss Scholarship Trends
Members of the Lamar Utilities Board discussed the downturn in scholarship applications for the 2017 LUB/ARPA Scholarship program. This year, only two students, both from the same school, applied. The scholarship, which is open to ARPA customers from McClave, Wiley and Lamar, is for a combined amount of $1,000. To be eligible, a student must […]
ARPA Settlement Case May Be Decided by July
Both parties in Case 31 have decided on a self-imposed deadline of July 17, 2017 to secure unanimous approval of ARPA’s member municipalities and to come to an agreement between Arkansas River Power Authority as Defendant and the Plaintiff in the case, the City of Lamar. The Senior Judge in the lawsuit, Scott […]
Staff Needed to Open Holly Pool, Trustees Table ARPA Resolution
The Holly Trustees began their monthly meeting with a gathering at TBK Bank, holding a meet and greet for Eric Depperschmidt, the new executive director for Prowers Economic Prosperity, PEP. Rick Robbins and Aaron Leiker, president and vice-president of PEP attended the gathering as well as Prowers County Commissioner, Ron Cook, and some Holly residents. They […]
New Development in City of Lamar/ARPA Trial
A March 6, 2017 court date was vacated due to an agreement between both parties, the City of Lamar as plaintiff and Arkansas River Power Authority as defendant. A joint motion in Case 31 was issued in District Court to vacate the trial date of March 6-31 and to stay deadlines at the request of […]
Lamar Council Continues to Remove ‘Blight’/Unsafe Residences
In a continuing effort to alleviate blight in local neighborhoods, the Lamar City Council approved and adopted a resolution to condemn the property at 315 North 12th Street in Lamar during their regular meeting, Monday, February 27th. The council was informed that efforts to have the property taken care of have failed with the owner […]
Lamar Light Plant Opens Annual Scholarship Program
The Lamar Utility Board went through a light agenda on Tuesday, January 24th. Members were given wind turbine data for 2016 by Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, noting that Lamar’s three wind turbine generated 10,343.02 megawatts of electricity with is about 537.26 more than what was generated in 2015. This performance is in light […]
Council Discusses Opening for New Member, Pending ARPA Trial
The City of Lamar is advertising for a replacement councilmember for Felix Dias who recently resigned his seat. Dias remains in Lamar, but a recent address change to another district prevents him from serving on the council. Dias had represented residents of Ward lll along with Beverly Haggard. The ward is located west of Eighth […]
ARPA Wins Jury Trial Against Boiler Manufacturer
ARPA, Arkansas River Power Authority, won a $4.2 million verdict against boiler manufacturer Babcock and Wilcox in U.S. District Court in Denver on Monday, November 21st. Rick Rigel, ARPA General Manager said, “The eight person jury verdict confirms what we have maintained all along about the boiler; it was not efficient with regard to EPA standards […]
LUB Moves Budget Forward, Recognizes Service of Howard Hobbs
The Lamar Utilities Board is continuing their search for a new board member, a replacement for Howard Hobbs who recently resigned due to health matters. Hobbs became a board in September, 2013. Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, told the board three new applications for the position have been received and the board will consider two […]
Leonard Appointed to Lamar Utility Board
Pat Leonard was given his oath of office by Lamar Municipal Court Judge, Kim Verhoff, as he was sworn in as the newest Lamar Utility Board member, replacing Rick Beard. Leonard will serve a five year term on the board. His nomination was approved by the Lamar City Council this past Monday night. As one […]
Holly Trustees Prepare for 2017 Budget
Most of the items on the Holly Trustee’s agenda touched upon current spending and areas of concern regarding the 2017 budget during their monthly meeting, September 7th. Although ARPA, Arkansas River Power Authority, has said it anticipates no rate hikes for the New Year, Town Administrator, Jerry L’Estrange, said the Trustees will need to review […]
