The Prowers Journal » Entries tagged with "Prowers County Commissioners"
2012 City Budget, Cow Palace Inn License Approved
The Lamar City Council approved The Cow Palace Inn’s application for a new Hotel & Restaurant Liquor license. The Cow Palace Inn has recently been sold and the former owners had allowed the liquor license to expire. The license was granted to Palace Holdings, LLC. The vote was unanimous with the exception of an abstention from councilman Jim Larrick due to a conflict of interest. The council also set a public hearing date for November 28 … Read entire article »
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Hartman Residents Fed Up with Cemetery Conditions
The apparent lack of any continuous maintenance at Hartman Cemetery brought over a dozen Hartman citizens to the Prowers County Commissioners meeting last Thursday, October 20, to protest conditions, a lack of action from the current Hartman Cemetery board members, and to seek some guidance on how to correct the situation. Hartman Cemetery is one of five funded by an annual levy which raises $32,000 a year to pay for maintenance and upgrades at Hartman and … Read entire article »
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Wind Farm Eyed for South of Granada
Dr. Nick Azari, CEO of Arion Energy, LLC has requested a letter of support from the Prowers County Commissioners, part of the needed process to secure a permit to proceed for an application to construct a wind farm that will serve Colorado Springs. Azari spoke by phone to the commissioners and Lisa Nolder, Executive Director of PCDI during the commissioner’s regular meeting, October 13. Azari, who has met with the commissioners before, explained his company had been shortlisted … Read entire article »
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Commissioners Research Ambulance Service Options
Brandon Chambers, owner of Med-Trans Ambulance in Lamar, provided the Prowers County Commissioners with an update on the operations of the service this past Tuesday, September 27. Chambers said he employs four full-time and four-part time workers for his medical care transportation service. Commissioner Joe Marble asked if Med-Trans would be interested in becoming a first response unit to structure fires in the area. The ambulance service would automatically respond to a structure fire in a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Agriculture, Business, Commissioners, community, County, Economy, Featured, Health, Lamar, News, Public Safety, Transportation
New Website Developing for PCDI
Final changes are underway for the new website for PCDI, Prowers County Development Incorporated. Executive Director, Lisa Nolder, informed the board during their monthly meeting Tuesday, September 27, that the improved site will be online for users by next week with necessary updates. Administrative Assistant Carla Scranton said a new software package will now allow the site to be updated locally, instead of making changes through a webmaster. Users can access the website at www.procolorado.org. The Big … Read entire article »
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Prowers County Backs Tri State Transmission Project
The Prowers County Commissioners joined with several other counties this past week, offering a resolution of support for the Tri State G & T, Tri State Lamar-Front Range Transmission Project. The project will develop a high voltage electricity transmission system by 2018 across eastern and southern Colorado. Fourteen counties in eastern Colorado, including six in southeast Colorado, will be impacted by the 400 mile long power line project. The estimated cost of the venture is in … 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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New District Boundaries Approved for Prowers County; Tri-State Resolution of Support Reviewed
The Prowers County Commissioners approved Resolution NO. 2011-8, adopting new district boundaries, during their regular meeting on Thursday, August 8. This action stems from a requirement that the boundaries in the three districts be altered to meet shifting population changes as outlined in the U.S. 2010 Census. It had been several decades since the last adjustment was made to equalize the population in the county. Prowers County Clerk & Recorder, Jana Coen, said the current … Read entire article »
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The City/County IGA ‘Ball’ Goes Back to the City’s Court
It’s a question mark as to what will become of the long-pending Intergovernmental Agreement between the city of Lamar and Prowers County, when the city council meets this Monday evening, September 12. Three weeks ago, the city gave the county and the Prowers County Hospital District until September 12 to agree to the IGA proposal issued by the city council, acting as the Urban Redevelopment Board. All three commissioners met in executive session Friday to discuss … Read entire article »
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Two Internal Medicine Doctors Join PMC Staff
Doctors Jeniffer Chiu and Camillo Franklyn have been hired by Prowers Medical Center. Dr. Chiu will begin her practice on Monday, August 29 and Dr. Franklyn will begin on September 1. The hospital has been actively searching for additional specialty physicians, midlevel family practitioners and a family practice/obstetric physician. A recruitment search is also underway to replace Maxine Montano as Chief Clinical Officer. The PMC board voted to approve an Educational Assistance Request from Chelsie Willhoit … Read entire article »
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Prowers County Fire Ban Lifted
Effective August 18, 2011 the Prowers County Sheriff, as the County Fire Marshall, and in conjunction with the Prowers County Board of Commissioners, hereby lifts the Fire Ban in all unincorporated areas of Prowers County. We greatly appreciate the public’s partnership and assistance in keeping the fire hazard to a minimum and thereby our County a safer place this past Spring and Summer. Sheriff Jim Faull conferred with the Prowers County Commissioners during their Thursday meeting, and … Read entire article »
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Lamar City Council Agenda Set for Monday Night Meeting
The public is invited to a reception at 6pm Monday evening, July 25, for newly appointed city administrator Bill Pfeilsticker. The reception will be held in the council chambers until 6:30pm at which time, the council work session will begin. Lisa Nolder, PCDI executive director, will brief the council on the latest business issues from the Prowers County Development Incorporated office. Her presentation will be followed by a brief meeting at 6:50pm of the Lamar … Read entire article »
More Board Positions Become Available in Prowers County
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting letters of interest from persons who are residents of Prowers County and who reside east of County Road 19 to fill one (1) position on the Emergency Telephone Service Communications Board. Appointed members serve as volunteers for a term of three (3) years. The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting letters of interest from persons who are residents of Prowers County to complete the terms of two … Read entire article »
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Reorganization Plans Underway for Bristol-Granada Cemetery Board of Trustees
Over the years, documents pertaining to the operation and by-laws of the Bristol-Granada Cemetery District have faded from view. The three member trustee’s board has only had two members for several years, Lawrence McMillan and Ellis Wilson, and the cemetery employs a caretaker. The upkeep for the cemetery is derived from a county mill levy generating $17,283 a year and pays the caretaker’s salary of $800 a month. Apparently, there’s little bookkeeping regarding a fund … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commissioners, community, County, Granada, News
Doors, Appointments and Taxes for Prowers County Commissioners
Prowers County Courthouse Prowers County Sheriff Jim Faull wants to build a new access door between the county courthouse and the jail’s booking area. He told the county commissioners economy and security are the two main reasons. Faull said the construction cost would run around $6,000 and would be submitted for bid. The cost estimate on a 40 inch security door would be in the neighborhood of $1,000. The sheriff said the new door would be northeast … Read entire article »
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Thirty Day Comment Period Open for Prowers District Changes
The Prowers County Commissioners are extending a decision date by thirty days, to allow citizens time to ask questions or make recommendations on the proposed district changes in Prowers County. A public hearing was held during the commissioner’s meeting on Thursday, July 14. Only a handful of citizens attended, asking questions to clarify the intricate phrasing on how the new districts would be partitioned to correct a population imbalance, highlighted by the 2010 Census. The … Read entire article »
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Prowers County District Boundary Public Hearing Scheduled
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners will hold a Public hearing regarding the Board’s proposed new designation of Commissioners’ district boundaries in Prowers County. The Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 11:30am in the Commissioners’ board room located in the Prowers County Courthouse, 301 South Main Street, Suite #215, Lamar, CO. A copy of the legal descriptions for each of the proposed districts with maps are available for review outside of … Read entire article »
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Improved Levees, Cost or Investment?
Photos and Video by Russ Baldwin The levee system throughout Prowers County is coming under review by FEMA engineers, conducting a coast-to-coast mapping of potential flood plains and an assessment of the flood risk in Prowers County. This is part of a national study which began two years ago to reform the National Flood Insurance Program. The study will determine which of the levees in Prowers County are designated accredited and will prevent the … Read entire article »
Filed under: County, Lamar, Politics, Public Safety, Weather
Despite Rains, Local Fireworks Ban Remains in Effect for 4th
“There wasn’t enough rain to make an impact, and not all the county got the same amount of rain from this past Monday,” according to Prowers County Commissioner, Gene Millbrand. The continued ban was discussed on Thursday, June 23, as the commissioners covered several subjects with Prowers County Sheriff, Jim Faull. He too, said he had received several questions that, if after the Monday rains, the fire and fireworks ban would be lifted for the … Read entire article »
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Can The Sage Nutrition Program Continue?
The Sage Nutrition Board, comprised of commissioner representatives of the six southeast Colorado counties, is having doubts that Sage Nutrition can continue to provide meals for shut-ins and the elderly. Too much money is going out and not enough money is coming in to continue to operate effectively, according to the Prowers County Commissioners. Commissioner Gene Millbrand remarked that new figures for this past May have shown that revenues are continuing to decrease. The program can function … Read entire article »
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