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- Highway 160 Bridge Project Set to Start
- Prowers Journal Alert Winner Claims Prize
- Public Invited to Meet City Administrator Candidates this Thursday
- LUB Reviews Financials, Approves Scholarship Renewals
- Another Monthly Increase for Lamar City Sales Tax
- Another Monthly Increase for Lamar City Sales Tax
- Motel Lodger’s Tax Proposed to Lamar City Council for November Ballot
- Lamar Teen Center Moving to Lincoln Elementary School
- Lamar 18 & Under Team Wins Merchants Park Tournament
Tag Archives: City Council
Stagner Mayoral Race – Winner
In a party where the sound of laughter echoed through the room, new Mayor Elect Roger Stagner was recognized as the winner of an uncontested race. Along with a plethora of guests, the Lamar City Council showed up in high color, spotting local natives, wrestling with issues and chattering up the changes bound to come with a new rift of faces among the old. Not many changes in the overall scheme of city management, but different placement along the lines. The only new faces include Kirk Crespin and Keith Nidey. Both PJ Wilson and Roger Stagner were retained, Roger just happened to gain center stage. The question of the night was “Will this make a difference in the operation of the city?” Roger answered, “I don’t think there will be major changes, and yet, each meeting is a difference. New faces bring different perspectives of the old issues, and maybe new views.” Keith summed up the discussion with, “The big difference from being an interested citizen to being on the council is perspective. Once you’re sitting behind the bench, you have to make decisions, not just observe them.” Kirk Crespin mingled and acknowledged his confidence in taking the step into read more…
Posted in City Council, City of Lamar, Local Business, Local News, Political News
Tagged City Council, Colorado, Keith Nidey, Kirk Crespin, Lamar, Mayor Race, Nelva Heath, PJ Wilson, Roger Stagner
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Wages, Pay Scales and Other Compensation Issues
Having tea with the Mayor (who recently voted a 100% pay raise for the NEXT mayor) a few days ago, we discussed compensation for city and county employees. The primary discussion was about the mayor and city council pay hike that doubles their expected income for the next council coming in after the November Elections. Trust me, if they’re doing it for the money, they’re desperate – somebody take up a donation, they’re gonna starve to death!
Posted in City Council, City of Lamar, Economics, Jan Verhoeff, Local Business, Opinion, Political News, Prowers County Commissioners, Stuff Happens, Tax
Tagged average wages, average worker, budgets, City Council, County Commissioners, financial justice, government employees, government jobs, low income jobs, minimum wage, social workers, wage earner
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Urban Redevelopment, Lamar?
I’m so not convinced. While I’m believing that Urban Redevelopment done the right way, could be a boost to the economy and to our community, there’s another spectrum of this issue that keeps me wondering why it’s being sold in such a high pressure manner. When Ann responded to the County Commissioners in anger that they would NEVER get this SWEET cash back package again, and they were losing money by not jumping on the bandwagon, it was her tone and her attitude more than her words that said, “something behind the scenes isn’t quite kosher.” Mind you, I could buy into the sales pitch and fall for the whole 9 yards too, but the reality is, there are some BIG changes that need to be made before it’s a viable option for the citizens of Lamar. Let’s start with the Wednesday night meeting: Ron Stock said, “If the imminent domain issue is so big, we can take it out. We can just simply remove it from the package, since it is so frightening to everyone in town.”