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Motel Lodger’s Tax Proposed to Lamar City Council for November Ballot
Lamar voters should decide this November to approve a proposed lodgers or pillow tax on motel room rentals. As outlined during the city council work session on Monday, July 9, by Shawna Hodge, Lamar Main Street Director, and Pat Palmer, President of the Prowers Lodging Tax Panel, the proposed tax will levy a simple $2 fee on each motel or Bed & Breakfast room rented in the City of Lamar. The fee, Hodge explained, will … Read entire article »
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Lamar Administrator Search Down to Final Five
Interim Lamar City Administrator Steven Rabe told the council that five finalists for the permanent city administrator position have been made aware of their status. Seven persons were given phone interviews on June 18 and 19 by Rabe, and based on those interviews, plus additional information on the candidates, five are being forwarded to the council for its consideration. The five are: Carlo Pilgrim of Boothbay, Maine, Fred Ventresco of Wilmington, Vermont, Eric Strahl of … Read entire article »
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Search Narrowing for Lamar City Administrator
The City of Lamar received 19 applications for the position of city administrator by the June 1 deadline, according to interim administrator Steve Rabe. He informed the council during their meeting, Monday, June 11, that the list has been narrowed to seven semi-finalists who participated in phone interviews. Rabe said the council will receive a list of finalists for their review by June 25. Those candidates who qualify will be invited to take part in … Read entire article »
Filed under: community, Economy, Granada, Holly, Lamar, News, Politics, Public Safety, Wiley
Lamar Council Authorizes Letter of Support for ARPA, New Van for Library
Lamar Mayor, Roger Stagner, signed a letter of support as requested by the City of La Junta, asking the City of Trinidad, an ARPA member, to reconsider its lawsuit against Arkansas River Power Authority. The letter also asks that efforts be made by ARPA and member cities, to find mutually acceptable solutions to the Lamar Repowering Project at this time. The Lamar City Council approved a motion authorizing Mayor Stagner’s signature on the letter, which … Read entire article »
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Lamar Council Outlines Administrator Search
The Lamar City Council hopes to have a new, full-time administer hired by no later than August 27 of this year. With that deadline in mind, the council will discuss the timeline required for that result during this evening’s council work session, beginning at 6pm. Once advertisements for a new administrator have been set out, the council hopes to have the semi-finalists determined by June 8. From that point, phone interviews will be conducted, followed … Read entire article »
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Lamar Council Annexes Properties, Appoints Board and Commission Members
The Lamar City Council held a brief session Monday evening, March 26, approving several ordinances on their second reading, relating to annexing several properties into the city. The ordinance annexing the property on Yucca West Drive, known as Langston First Annexation, was amended and approved by the council. The amendment altered the zoning designation from O-E Estates to R-1 Residential. The council also approved annexation and a zoning change for an adjacent property also owned by … Read entire article »
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Oscar Riley New Lamar Councilman, Buzzard Gets Renewed License
Oscar Riley was selected as a replacement Lamar City Councilman for PJ Wilson who resigned his position as he no longer resides within city limits. Wilson informed the council last month and Riley was one of three candidates who was interviewed by the council in executive session last Wednesday. Steven Rabe has been selected by the city council as an interim City Administrator, replacing Bill Pfeilsticker who resigned his position on February 29. Rabbe hails from … Read entire article »
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Lengthy Agenda Set for Tonght’s Lamar City Council Meeting
The city council’s work session will consist of a presentation from Ennovate Incorporated regarding performance contracting. The firm conducts energy audits for city buildings, contracts to have energy-saving improvements installed, provides financing for the project and guarantees that the energy savings realized will finance the alterations. In regular session, the council is holding a pubic hearing to amend the 2003 State Highway Department Model Traffic Code. A public hearing will be held regarding renewing the franchise … Read entire article »
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Speedy Meeting for Lamar City Council
Only a few topics were covered during the Monday night Lamar city council meeting on January 9. Pat Mason, Public Works Director, told the council, “We’re about 95% complete on all our snow removal at this point.” Mason said the street crews have had to operate with a small, warm window of opportunity, between 11am and 2:30pm, to remove the snow and ice that has softened when the temperatures begin to climb. He said the … Read entire article »
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Brief City Council Meeting Set
Few items are before the Lamar City Council for their first meeting of the new year, this evening, January 9. There is no work session scheduled, and the regular meeting will begin at 7pm in council chambers. The Sales and Use Tax Report will be presented to the council by the City Clerk. A public hearing date of January 23 will be recommended for a Special Events Permit requested by the Lamar Chamber of Commerce which … Read entire article »
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Lamar Snow Removal Operations Resume, Council Holds Last Meeting of 2011
City crews should be back on the streets of Lamar today, continuing their snow removal operations. City Administrator Bill Pfeilsticker told the city council during Monday night’s meeting, that the warmer weather will help with the clean up, as the colder temperatures froze the snow on the roads to hard-pack ice. He said they’ll attempt to bring the airport’s snow blower truck into town to help with the operations. Temperatures are expected to reach into the … Read entire article »
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Short Agenda for Last Council Meeting of 2011
The Lamar City Council has a very brief meeting agenda to cap the end of the year. Because of the holiday schedule, the meeting will be held at 7pm on Tuesday, December 27 with no work session scheduled. Eleven local businesses have applied for license renewals and city administrator Bill Pfeilsticker will present the council with an update on last week’s blizzard and clean up efforts. City offices will be closed on Monday, January 2 and … Read entire article »
Council Approves City Energy-Water Study
The Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board met to approve a resolution to appropriate funds for their 2012 budget. City Treasurer Linda Rohlman said the money is expected from collections of property taxes in the Urban Renewal District. Revenues are anticipated to be $128,531 with operating expenditures expected to be the same for four local business interests: American Transit Work, LLC at $7,250; Holiday Inn Express at $11,745; Thoughts in Bloom at $0.00; and Cow Palace Inn, … Read entire article »
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Lamar Council-Redevelopment Authority Meets Monday
The Lamar Redevelopment Authority will meet at 6pm, prior to the city council’s work session this evening. The brief meeting will allow for a resolution appropriating monies needed for the Authority’s 2012 budget. The sums are those expected by the City Treasurer, to be collected from property taxes, $128,531. The Work Session, scheduled for 6:15pm, will concern a letter of authorization requested for Honeywell Building Solutions to perform a preliminary feasibility analysis of the city’s water … Read entire article »
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City Council Adjusts Water and Wastewater Fees and Rates
Only a few Lamar city water customers will be impacted by the changes in fee and rate charges for 2012, approved by the Lamar City Council during their November 28 meeting. Water and Wastewater manager, Doug Montgomery, explained that the city has never adopted rates for customers using 4″ or 6″ meters. Montgomery said those customers using those large volume meters have been charged at the 3″ rate and the council’s approval will enact a … Read entire article »
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Election 2011: Haggard & Medina Win
Prowers County election judges sifted through 1007 ballots that were delivered to the county courthouse (yesterday) Monday. The day before, they processed 1,500 total. The last-minute ballots resulted in an almost three-hour wait after the polls closed before the results were known for Prowers County. Prowers County Clerk and Recorder, Jana Coen, noted that because it was a mail-in ballot election this year, her office did not need to wait for the ballots to be … Read entire article »
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Public Hearings Set for Tonight’s Council Meeting
The Cow Palace Inn’s request for a Hotel & Restaurant liquor License will be addressed in Monday night’s City Council meeting. A public hearing is scheduled for the 7pm meeting. The date was set by the Council during the September 26th meeting when the application was submitted by Palace Holdings, LLC, the new owners of the motel in Lamar. The Lamar Chamber of Commerce will address the council to set a date for a public hearing … Read entire article »
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Lamar Sales Tax Shows Modest August Gain
Year-to-date Sales and Use Tax collections for the City of Lamar were 2.34% above last year at this time, for an increase of $55,784.12. City Sales Tax collections for this past August were up 0.50% for a gain of $1,254.56 from the August 2010 collections. Total Sales Tax and Use Tax collections were up 0.99% for a $2,663.38 gain over last August. Total taxes collected since January is $2,435,407.29. The 2011 amounts were collected during the … Read entire article »
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Urban Renewal Tax Funds Allocated to Cow Palace Inn Sewer Repairs
The Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board approved a funding request from the new owners of the Cow Palace Inn. The interior and exterior sewer lines at the motel need replacing before the motel’s comprehensive re-opening can be completed. The owners, Palace Holdings, LLC, can fund the interior project, but have requested that the cost of connecting the exterior line to the City’s sewer main line be funded by the Redevelopment Authority. The estimated cost for materials … Read entire article »
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Dead End for City-County IGA
Despite on-going negotiations between the City of Lamar acting as the Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board and Prowers County Commissioners, a final resolution on an Intergovernmental Agreement between the two never materialized. The IGA, if approved, would have spelled out the sharing of tax revenue funding from the Urban Renewal District. The IGA was developed about two years ago, at the same time the Urban Redevelopment plan was organized at the recommendation of the former Lamar … Read entire article »
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