All Entries Tagged With: "John Sutherland"
Downtown Pocket Park is Nearing End of First Phase of Construction
Lamar City Administrator, John Sutherland, said the Pocket Park is, “Coming along nicely,” during the Redevelopment Board meeting on June 5th. “The pavers are going in and the color scheme is also pulling the structure together.” He said some artwork is being donated by the Arkansas Valley Board of Realtors and Community Development Manager, Angie […]
Downtown Roof Repair Costs Awarded by Redevelopment Authority Board
Five buildings in Lamar, at, 121 West Beech Street and 106-108-112 and 122 South Main Street, were represented before the Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board on June 5th, requesting assistance with roof repair costs. The matter of leaking roofs and costly repairs for the downtown Lamar area has been long noted in the community. Lamar Mayor, […]
Roof Repairs, a Drop at a Time
Our May rains brought home the need for roof repair to many of the buildings around the downtown area of Lamar. Some businesses had buckets placed on their floors to catch dripping water from recent rains. Some overhead awnings along Main Street were also dripping, an indication that these leaks can travel in at one […]
High Bidding Delays Local Construction Projects
Lamar City Administrator, John Sutherland, imparted some disappointing news to the Lamar City Council and audience during the August 22nd meeting; the bids for construction for the proposed downtown Pocket Park and the first phase of Highway 287 construction came in over expectations and current available finances. “We had only one bid for the Pocket […]
Amtrak Officials Return to Lamar, Discuss Rail Upgrade Strategies
The Tiger VIII Funding grant for 2016 for BNSF railroad track improvements was passed over for 2016. Members of the Southwest Chief Commission are requesting a debriefing from CDOT officials to determine why, in light of past awards on Tiger Grant VI and VII applications in the previous two years. Lamar City Administrator, John Sutherland, […]
Lamar Police Using Software to Put a ‘Byte’ into Crime
Statistical information can make for a less than interesting read (22% of males under 40 years of age are eating 17% less turnips) for example. But some very useful statistics was presented by Lamar Police Department Chief, Kyle Miller and City Administrator, John Sutherland, to the City Council; a two year study of crimes in […]
