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Holly Trustees Meet with Commissioners on Landfill Issues
The Prowers County Commissioners invited the Holly Trustees to their meeting with a senior advisor from Governor’s Hickenlooper’s office on September 26th to voice their concerns regarding landfill rules and regulations. Commissioner Wendy Buxton-Andrade told the Trustees during their September 6th meeting, that the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is pushing […]
Commissioners Review Landfill Problems with Holly and Granada
Glenn Otto and Tony Garcia, Mayors of Granada and Holly, respectively, met with the Prowers County Commissioners to discuss their landfill problems on Tuesday, August 29th. Both communities are between a financial rock and a hard place in their efforts to remain in compliance to regulatory mandates for their landfill operations from the Colorado […]
Full Agenda for Holly Trustees, Administrator Search Discussed
The Holly Trustees decided to form a committee to research potential candidates for the vacant town Administrator position. Trustee Jacob Holdren recommended the committee in light of the approaching 2018 budget and said that reviewing potential candidates did not commit the town to hiring one. Holdren stated an administrator can devote his full-time position […]
Lamar Might Become Landfill Hub
Once a week the City of Lamar’s garbage trucks collect your trash from the container in your street or alley and once a month you get a bill in the mail for services rendered. It’s been less than a financial break-even situation for the city’s sanitation department. As explained in the work session held […]
Granada Landfill Facing October Deadline
The Granada Trustees were provided with a brief update on the legislative side of their landfill problem by Prowers County Commissioner, Tom Grasmick, during their monthly meeting, July 12th. The state’s health department, CDPHE, has given the community until October to make the required changes to the way the landfill is operated, measures […]
Health Agencies Conduct Training Exercise
Just as a sports team will run through their practice drills, health agencies throughout Colorado took part in a coordinated Pubic Health Emergency Dispensing Exercise to practice the distribution of medicines to the general public in a simulated emergency. The plan was set up by the CDPHE, Colorado Department of Health and Environment for action […]
Granada Landfill Issues on Hold
The Granada Trustees are following the ‘wait and see’ actions of other smaller Colorado communities regarding state imposed landfill regulations, to see if any solutions can be provided by several groups in the state such as Action 22, local county commissioners or Colorado Communities Incorporated. Granada, Holly, Springfield and other small towns are stating that […]
Jacob Holdren New Holly Trustee
Jacob Holdren will replace Jerry Jones as a member of the Holly Board of Trustees. Jones submitted his resignation several weeks ago and Holdren took his oath of office during the June 7th meeting. On a similar matter of vacancies, the Trustees reviewed the job description for town administrator, but decided against any formal […]
Granada Landfill is a Top Concern for Trustees
The cost of bringing the Granada landfill into compliance with regulations from the Colorado Department of Health and Environment is a price higher than most rural communities can afford. Several Trustees, along with other community representatives, attended a regional meeting on landfill requirements in Lamar on February 28th, during which they received some hard financial news […]
Water and Landfill Issues are Growing Concern in Granada
The Granada Trustees are faced with two expensive issues that will impact the town’s residents in the future. The Trustees discussed their revenue options to upgrade the aging water lines in the community, a matter that is being carried over from last year; and how to afford to bring the town’s landfill into compliance with […]
Radon: What’s the Hoopla All About?
Radon, maybe a word that you have heard buzzing around; but do you know what it is, why radon is a concern, how to test for it, and how to fix it? Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer. You cannot see or smell radon and the only way to […]
County Facing Costly Water Safety Upgrade
The Prowers County Commissioners are taking steps to comply with the Colorado Department of Public health and Environment to install water backflow devices in county owned buildings. The statewide order impacts most commercial or industrial operations where there is a chance of contamination to public water sources. The device, which is installed at the point […]
Granada Trustees Approve New Permit Fees
The Granada Trustees voted unanimously to increase the price of building permit fees from $15 to $25 effective immediately. The Trustees also wanted to make sure that the paper permit would be displayed at the place of construction once it had been issued. The Trustees also voted to purchase computer backup software for the town’s […]
Holly Trustees Review Backflow Policy
The Holly Trustees will meet in a work session on February 15th to determine who needs to have a water backflow device installed on their plumbing to prevent contamination of the public water supply. The issue was on the Trustee’s agenda for their meeting February 1st. The Backflow and Cross Connection Control Ordinance was unanimously […]
Council Reviews Assessments for Building Permit Fees
The Lamar City Council is reviewing its pricing structure for building permits. The action is being taken following recent remarks made by Lamar area businessman, Ed Jones, on what he recounted was a disparity between the fees charged in Lamar versus the same scope of building project in metro Denver. Using best available numbers […]
