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  Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, told the utility board members that now that the coal conveyer that spanned East Maple Street has been removed, the stacks associated with the Lamar Repowering Project will be the next pieces of equipment that are removed from the area off North Second and Maple Streets. “You can see the cranes are positioning themselves for the project which will begin by cutting off 25 foot tall sections from the top as they work downwards,” he explained during the board’s May 11 th meeting.  Hourieh noted that these segments, including the convey...

  The Lamar City Council held its first meeting of 2021 this past Monday, January 11 th. City Treasurer, Kristin McCrea noted her findings for the city’s Water/Wastewater fund from 2016 to 2020 which indicated the operating expenditures for four of the past five years have been overspent. Her written report suggested the need to increase the fund balance in order to complete future capital projects. She recommended that for the 2021 budget, the city move closer to what the annual averages have been, based on a three-year history. McCrea outlined her goals including educating department hea...