All Entries Tagged With: "City of Lamar"
Expanded PEP Board Holds Initial Meeting
More new faces were seated around the table as the PEP Board of Directors met October 18th to discuss progress on their search for a new executive director for Prowers Economic Prosperity. Members also discussed the salary range for the position, between $55,000 and $75,000, as well as a benefits package, including health, which will […]
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 […]
Local Police Data Paints a Law and Enforcement Picture
Lamar Police Chief, Kyle Miller, provided a statistical review of crime rates for the city based on statistics kept by the department since 1999. There has been a fluctuation in the number of crimes, broken down by type, over the last few years. Miller said there has been a general trend downward until last year, […]
PEP Begins Revision of By-Laws
Prowers Economic Prosperity met for the first time on Tuesday, September 27th following its revision as PCDI. President Rick Robbins informed the newly formed economic development group, that the proposed changes to the new by-laws are still a work in progress and attorney John Lefferdink wants to review them before they are adopted. County Commissioner, […]
PCDI – RIP, PEP is Ready to Go
PCDI, Prowers County Development Incorporated, was officially put to rest Thursday, September 15th prior to a public presentation of a new name and a new direction for the organization. Formed about thirty years ago to help stimulate job growth in the county by way of bringing new business to the area or by expanding existing […]
Lamar Sales Tax Maintains Growth Pace
July 2016 City Sales Tax collected in August was up 3.97% or $10,575 over the same period in 2015. Collections for July 2016 are $277,051. Total Sales and Use Tax collections were up a smaller percentage and amount at 1.27% for a gain of $3,637 for the same month last year for an up to […]
Economic Development Recommendations from PUMA for Prowers County
By mid-September, representatives from PUMA, Progressive Urban Management Associates, will return to Lamar to offer their final presentation for economic growth to PCDI, Prowers County Development Incorporated. PUMA is completing a $50,000, eight month assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of economic potential for Prowers County communities. Their draft assessment, presented in July, provided job […]
CDOT Main Street Project: On-Off-On-Off-On
Brian Long, CDOT Resident Engineer, discussed the latest plan to move forward with the Main Street Renovation Project during a September 6th meeting with local officials. Despite the fact that the low bidder on the $10 M project was at $12.3M, the proposal now is to try to have the project approved at that price […]
Local Police Commended for Good Deeds
Lamar Police Department Chief, Kyle Miller, highlighted the actions of two police officers at the Lamar City Council meeting on Monday, August 22nd. City Administrator, John Sutherland, earlier in the meeting had stated that these actions stem in part from a new direction for city employees to take, but was mostly due to the professional […]
County Courthouse Upgrades Discussed
The HVAC system at the Prowers County Courthouse is in need of dire repairs or replacement. The Prowers County Commissioners discussed best-case scenarios with Kirk Powers, Operations Manager for the County, and a service representative. Although the furnace was replaced two years ago, an aging pipe/conduit system for heated or chilled water as atop the […]
Council Discusses EPA-Brownfield Grant Application
Angie Cue, Community Development Director, briefed the Lamar City Council on a grant application for funding from the Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Program, created by the EPA. Communities are eligible for grants to remedy the effects of sites which have a negative impact on their surroundings, usually through proximity, infrastructure connections and ways that limit the […]
Good Riddance!!
The wheels of progress sometimes turn slowly, but they do turn. That’s the case for the demolition of the two duplex houses at the corner of South 9th and West Oak Streets which have been empty for several years. The demolition is part of a program enacted by the City of Lamar to help rid […]
New Cut Road Offers Options for Fun & Exercise
There are times when you can have the 108 acres all to yourself, now, even more so. The City of Lamar recently bulldozed a new road leading to the two eastern most ponds at North Gateway Park. Until recently, visitors could walk a northern path that followed the Arkansas River eastwards to the back ponds. […]
PMC, Ready to Finalize the Renovation Project
“The project is completed at the hospital for all the punch list items,” stated Craig Loveless, CEO for Prowers Medical Center, during a recent update for the Prowers County Commissioners. He said a few tasks still need to be completed, such as the installation of a reverse osmosis system for the hospital’s boilers. Loveless […]
PCDI Transitioning to PEP
Prowers County Economic Development will undergo a change by mid-September to become PEP, Prowers Economic Prosperity. This will be more than just a name change, according to Rick Robbins, PCDI President, and Brad Segal, the President of Progressive Urban Management Associates, a study group that has been contracted by PCDI and joint funded by the […]
