All Entries Tagged With: "City of Lamar"
Lamar Council Starts 2024 with Full Agenda, Bellomy Stepping Down
The Lamar City Council got 2024 off to a start with a carry-over agenda for the January 8th session which was cancelled due to the blizzard that swept across southeast Colorado in the early days of this month. The council continued the majority of that agenda to its January 22nd meeting as well as […]
City of Lamar 2023 Christmas Week Scheduling
Christmas Week brings a variation to the City’s standard operations, with many offices closed on Friday and Monday, 12/22 and 12/25. Additional modifications include: Free Transfer Station & Landfill Weekend – December’s free dump weekend is scheduled for Saturday, 12/30, from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm and Sunday, 12/31, from 12:30 to 3:30 pm. […]
Lamar Council Begins Search for Police Chief
Mayor Kirk Crespin announced during the December 11th city council meeting, that Lamar Police Chief, Kyle Miller, is retiring from his position with the City of Lamar and as such, the council awarded the bid for replacement recruitment services to KRW Associates, LLC which provided the lowest overall cost and had the desired […]
City of Lamar 2023 Thanksgiving Schedules
Thanksgiving Week brings a variation to the City’s standard operations, with many offices closed on Thursday AND Friday, 11/23 and 11/24. Additional modifications include: Free Transfer Station & Landfill Weekend – November’s free dump weekend is scheduled for Saturday, 11/18, from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm and Sunday, 11/19, from 12:30 pm to 3:30 […]
Lamar Prepares for New Arby’s
(Lamar, Colorado – October, 2023) The City of Lamar and LVP Food Service Concepts, an entity of LV Petroleum, have taken a significant step forward recently. LVP Food Service Concepts and their partners are officially bringing an Arby’s restaurant to the community. “With the signing of our agreement and the closing of the land […]
City Council approves proposed 2024 budget, votes to approve resolution opposing Proposition HH
During the Oct 23 City Council meeting, several items were approved, including the 2024 City of Lamar Budget at its second reading. Also approved unanimously on second reading by Council were Ordinances 1264, 1265, 1266 and 1267. Kristin Schwartz presented the Treasurer’s Report which included the write-off of 2022 unpaid debts for utility accounts […]
Chamber Chatter from Melonee Marcum, Lamar Chamber President
Thank you all so much for being such a big part of Oktoberfest 2023. What an outstanding turnout from vendors, food trucks, cornhole participants, activity participants & amazing spectators. We enjoyed seeing you all & we hope you enjoyed it as well. NOW it is time to move on to the next event…still in the […]
Council Work Session Covers City’s First Steps to a New Comprehensive Plan
Anne-Marie Crampton, City of Lamar Community Development Director, addressed the Lamar City Council in a work session this past Monday, October 9th accompanied by Josh Olhava, project lead from Ayers Associates, regarding the creation of a new comprehensive development plan for the city. A number of outreach discussions have been held in Lamar, seeking […]
2024 City of Lamar Budget Moves Forward
Following a public hearing by the Lamar City Council on the 2024 budget on October 9th, the budget received a first reading of the annual ordinance. It’s expected the budget will be approved at the meeting on Monday, October 23rd. There are 14 categories due for monetary appropriations from the city’s revenue for the new […]
Lamar City Council Updates Construction Incentive Resolution
Several modifications and clarifications were made for Resolution No. 23-09-01, continuing a development and construction incentive program for residential housing in the City of Lamar. Community Development Director, Anne-Marie Crampton provided background on two earlier and similar resolutions approved in 2020 and reauthorized in 2022. Additional clarification and modifications were needed and […]
City Development Projects Outlined
Community Development Director, Anne-Marie Crampton, provided an overview of new and on-going projects her department is undertaking, about 30 in all, during the September 11th Lamar City Council meeting. Some highlights included a visit from Brownsfield Group in October which is coordinating with engineering firm, Ayers Associates, to review asbestos and lead content […]
Eleven Lamar City Council Candidates for November 7th Election
Numerous Lamar residents have gotten into the community spirit as eleven have come forward to represent local citizens on the Lamar City Council. There will be three candidates for Mayor of Lamar, a two-year term with incumbent Kirk Crespin running once again and he will be challenged by Bill Becker and Patrick Christensen Jr […]
Nominating Ballot Petitions Indicate a Crowded Candidate Field for Lamar Council
There may be a crowded field for Lamar City Council elections this November as evidenced by the record request for petitions to be placed on the approaching ballot. City Clerk, Linda Williams, said out of the fourteen application requests, twelve had been returned to her by the deadline of 4pm, Monday, August 28th. […]
Lamar Council Targets Meeting Protocols for Review
Dust off your, “Roberts Rules of Order”. The Lamar City Council discussed the means by which citizens can be made aware of the differences of the types of meetings conducted by municipal officials and the levels of interaction between the council and the public. The council decided to review the basic format structure of […]
City of Lamar June 2023 Sales Tax Revenue Report
City of Lamar sales tax revenues continued to post increases through the summer with a 3.78% gain noted for city sales tax revenue for a difference of $15,771.09 over the previous time period. Use Tax collections were up at 39.39% for a gain of $13,733.68. Total sales and Use Tax collections improved by […]
