All Entries Tagged With: "Lamar Redevelopment Authority"
Lamar Redevelopment Authority Okays Project Funding and Extension
Three improvement projects were approved by the Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board this past Monday, December 11th as submitted by Anne-Marie Crampton, Community Development Director. The application with High Plains Fellowship for façade improvement for $5,000 had been approved last year, but municipal action on the project was delayed due to changes in staff. The […]
Lamar Redevelopment Authority Approves Extension
A request for an application extension to March 31, 2023 by L&C LLC was approved by the Lamar Redevelopment Authority during its December 12th meeting. Dustin Langston and Jacob Chamberlain applied for the extension for construction upgrades to their property at 120 South Main Street. The owners intend to offer it as a […]
Lamar Redevelopment Authority Okays 2023 Budget/Environment Study of Arby’s Site
The Lamar Redevelopment Board approved the 2023 budget following a public hearing during its October 10th meeting. Funds show a slight increase on property tax operating revenues, comparing the 2022 projected revenue of $180,634 to $190,000 for 2023. Interest income of $500, coupled with $440 for the Senior Homestead Exemptions, put the projected […]
Redevelopment Project Moves Forward on South Main Street
The Lamar Redevelopment Authority recently approved an application for funds needed to help complete refurbishing the long-vacant building at 120 South Main Street in Lamar. The August 8th action approved a contribution of $18,520 which is 20% of the estimate for the completion of the project. Jake Chamberlain and Dustin Langston as L&C […]
Lamar Redevelopment Authority Approves Grant
The Lamar Redevelopment Authority recommended a CDOT TAP (Transportation Alternative Program) grant be awarded to Daniels Construction in Lamar during its October 28th meeting. The grant is for $500,000 which includes 30 permanent benches, 20 movable benches, 48 trash receptacles, 197 flower pots and one sound system to be used for downtown Lamar events. […]
Lamar Seeking Grant for Main Street Building Purchase
The Lamar Redevelopment Authority approved the application for an $18,000 DoLA Mini-Grant to purchase the building known years ago as the Main Café at 114 South Main Street in Lamar. The property has been in disrepair although inside demolition work began in 2014 after the property had been purchased in an effort […]
Downtown Decorations Approved
Additional grant-funded flowerpot arrangements will be made available for downtown Lamar in the near future. Angie Cue, Lamar’s Community Development Director, explained that in the past, Lamar Partnership Incorporated has used a Main Street Mini-Grant for the displays, but DoLA has revised some guidelines which restrict annual and perennial flowers that are perishable with a […]
Around the Town…Yoder Plaque and Quiznos Windows
The City of Lamar, as a show of appreciation for past donations, attached a plaque to the new stone bench seats that were constructed along East Beech Street opposite the Lamar Chamber of Commerce this past fall. Lamar residents have benefited from the $20,000 donation to the Parks and Recreation Department by the Yoder […]
Lamar Redevelopment Authority Discusses Incentive Agreements
The Lamar Redevelopment Authority, meeting prior to the regular City Council on Monday, October 8th, approved a memorandum of agreement with the DCI Colorado Community Revitalization Association. DCI, Downtown Colorado Incorporated provides guidance for revitalizing the local economy of communities in the state, focusing on developing community-wide partnerships aimed at growing economic vitality. Lamar […]
Lamar Redevelopment Authority Weighs Main Street Business Request
The former Bettiann’s building, a long time fixture at 112 South Main Street in Lamar, is currently owned by Haley May Rhodes of Lamar who is requesting funding from the Lamar Redevelopment Authority to develop her own store. The request was made during the LRA’s September 24th meeting. The total cost of interior […]
City Council Votes Against 6th Street Broadband Tower
The Lamar City Council, on a four to three ballot, voted against erecting a 100 foot tall wireless broadband communication tower at 207 South 6th Street in Lamar. The address is in a C-2 zoning district. NE Colorado Cellular, Inc, d/b/a Viaero Wireless and Mountain Tower & Land LLC, submitted an application which […]
Redevelopment Authority Postpones Action on Two Construction Requests
The City of Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board postponed any reimbursements for construction costs for two development incentive applications for businesses at 411 South Main Street and the other at 1202 North Main Street during their regular meeting on Monday, April 9th. The presentations were made by Angie Cue, Lamar’s Community Development Director. The application […]
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 […]
Business Growth Discussions Held at Lamar Merchants/PEP Roundtable Meeting
The Lamar Merchants and PEP, (Prowers Economic Prosperity) combined two different meetings into one session at the Wash Spott on East Olive Street, Tuesday, May 9th. PEP has been hosting a series of roundtable information meetings devoted to such topics as agriculture, housing, marketing, employment, transportation and last night’s session, retail sales. The Lamar […]
Lamar Redevelopment Authority Provides Funding for New Business
The City of Lamar and various interests in Prowers County, including PEP, have taken some aggressive steps in 2016 and this year, to develop and sustain business development and retention in the local communities. One of these was last year’s hiring of Buxton by the City of Lamar, a research and marketing firm which, […]
