All Entries Tagged With: "ARPA"
LUB Considers Finances, New Members and Donations
Lamar Utility Board members discussed aspects of Light Plant finance during their meeting on Tuesday, August 23rd. The slim agenda covered the July financial report as well as the System Operating report, a brief overview of the pending 2017 budget and the three applications received for board membership, to replace former member Rick Beard. Light Plant […]
Beard Steps Down from LUB, Board Position Remains Open
The Lamar Utillity Board approved a resolution in recognition of Rick Beard’s service to the LUB, both as a board member and as the board chairman. Beard submitted his resignation several weeks ago as he has accepted a new ministry in Garden City, Kansas. That leaves a vacancy that has yet to be filled. Interested […]
One More Legal Hurdle Between ARPA & City of Lamar
The lawsuit titled Part 31 is all that’s left in the on-going litigation between ARPA, Arkansas River Power Authority, Syncora and the City of Lamar. And this is the one that’s the crux of the matter, a lawsuit brought by the city to dismiss the bonds issued to pay for the cost of the Lamar Repowering […]
Utility Board Discusses Solar Farm Option, Beard Resigning from Board
The Lamar Utility Board conducted their May 24th meeting with business as usual, but with an additional discussion of how to go about creating a solar farm for area customers. The idea was broached several months ago by board member, Doug Thrall. He stated at the time that he didn’t want to take away any […]
Syncora Lawsuit Against ARPA Ratepayers Dismissed
Syncora Guarantee Corp. of New York, a bond insurer for the Lamar Repowering Project, has seen its lawsuit against the Ratepayers recently dismissed in court. The lawsuit was filed in August 2015 against Colorado Mills, the Ports to Plains Truck Plaza and the Rodeway Cow Palace Inn. The suit alleged that the defendants, through their […]
GP Aggregates – ARPA Finalize Rail Spur Sale
GP Aggregates, LLC (“GP”), a Colorado company conducting various business activities, including aggregate mining operations in and around Lamar, CO has purchased certain rail facilities and a rail spur that formerly served the Lamar Repowering Project power plant from the Arkansas River Power Authority (“ARPA”). The rail facilities include track improvements connected to the main […]
Metal Shavings Shut Down Light Plant Turbine-(Corrected Article)
Wind turbine T-2 has gone off-line, according to Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, during the board’s meeting on Tuesday, May 10th. “At 9:21am on April 30th, turbine T-2 indicated a fault and we shut down operation,” he informed the board. This is not the first time there have been problems associated with the wind […]
Trustees Take Action on Holly Well, Consider ARPA Proposal
The Holly Trustees voted to refurbish the town’s south well which has been out of service for several months. The decision was based on new and more specific information they’ve received concerning high sediment levels in water produced by the well. Recent and clearer pictures from the shaft now indicate that the level of sediment […]
LUB, ARPA Member Cities Conduct Safety Procedures
Work crews from the Arkansas River Power Authority, ARPA, conducted pole top and bucket rescue operations over two, half-day sessions in La Junta April 22nd. Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, said work crews took turns extricating an injured worker from a live wire situation. A practice dummy was used in the rescue operations and […]
Utility Board Discusses Solar Power Options
Doug Thrall, a member of the Lamar Utility Board, introduced the possibility of establishing a solar panel farm to produce power to supplement several hundred subscribers in Lamar. Customers of Lamar Light and Power are paying, in addition to the electricity they receive, the balance of the construction cost of the failed coal-fired plant. A […]
