Location,
Demographics, Income, Taxes
CITY OF
“
The city of
Colorado Green (Shell WindEnergy and PPM
Energy) has located the fifth largest wind farm in the world in the southern
part of
LOCATION
|
Southeaster |
Latitude:
38º 40’ N |
Longitude:
102º 32’ W |
Elevation:
3,622 |
DISTANCE TO MAJOR CITIES
|
Population |
Miles |
City |
|
5,000 – 9,999 |
60 |
La Junta, CO |
|
10,000 – 49,999 |
103 |
Garden City, KS |
|
|
126 |
|
|
100,000 – 1 Million |
150 |
|
|
|
237 |
|
|
Over 1 Million |
200 |
|
POPULATION
|
|
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2002 |
2010 projected |
|
City of |
8,748 |
8,841 |
8,869 |
8,724 |
9,668 |
|
|
14,003 |
14,122 |
14,483 |
14,237 |
15.374 |
CLIMATE
|
Average January Temperature |
36° F |
Avg. Annual Snowfall |
27.0 in. |
|
Average July Temperature |
83° F |
Climate |
Semi-Arid/Mild |
|
Average Annual Precipitation |
14.8 in. |
Topography |
High Plains |
HOUSING
|
|
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
Houses Sold |
186 |
165 |
50 |
144 |
50 |
86 |
|
Average Price |
$59,370 |
$60,922 |
$69,994 |
$74,730 |
$69,765 |
$86,610 |
Average Rent Estimate for single family
dwelling $680.00/month
INCOME
(Per Captita Personal Income)
|
|
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
|
Prowers CO |
$20,566* |
$22,853* |
$25,046* |
$28,660* |
$23,856 |
$24,406 |
|
|
$27,015 |
$27,203* |
$31,533* |
$38,446* |
$34,228 |
$34,561 |
Source:
TAXES
|
Sales Tax |
% |
|
|
Property Tax Mill Levies |
% |
|
Municipal |
3.25 |
|
|
Municipal |
1.000 |
|
County |
1.00 |
|
|
Average Municipal Levy |
1.000 |
|
Reg. Trans. Dist. |
0.00 |
|
|
Range – Lowest |
10.304 |
|
State |
2.90 |
|
|
Range – Highest |
26.570 |
|
Total Sales Tax |
7.15 |
|
|
County |
27.170 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
37.661 |
|
|
|
|
|
Special Districts
(Avg. in County) |
4.500 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Avg. Mill in County |
82.133 |
County figures reflect
those of
2005 Assessed Value of Jurisdiction $127,091.340
2006 Total Property Tax Revenues $8,511,770
Sources: Sales Tax –
Colorado Department of Revenue; Property Taxes – Prowers
Information
Current as of December, 2004©Prowers County Development, Inc.
GOVERNMENT
CITY
OF
City Complex, 102 East Parmenter Street,
Lamar, CO 81052 • 719-336-4376 http://www.ci.lamar.co.us
Mayor — Nelva Heath
City Administrator — Position open
Type of Government –
·
Master
Plan
·
City
Zoning in Effect
·
Bond
A Rating
|
Police Department Staff |
26 |
Police Department Vehicles |
13 |
|
Fire Department Staff |
7 |
Fire Department Volunteers |
30 |
|
Ambulances |
4 |
Insurance Rating |
5 |
|
Fire Chief |
Richard Orndorff |
336-4321 |
|
Police Chief |
Dave Dougherty |
336-4341 |
|
|
Scott Copley |
336-7403 |
|
|
Jim Faull |
336-5234 |
|
Public Works Dept. |
Rick Akers |
336-2002 |
|
Electric Department |
Rick Rigel |
336-7456 |
Town
of
Town Hall, 105 South
Mayor — Glenda Tyree
Town
of
Town Hall, Tony Garcia Drive, Holly, CO
81047 • 719-537-6633
Mayor — Tom Crum
Administrator — Marsha Willhite
Town
of Wiley
Town Hall, 304 Main Street, Wiley, CO
81092 • 719-829-4974
Mayor — George Gotto
UTILITIES – City of
Water
Provider City of
Average
Demand – MGD 2.600
Peak Demand – MGD 6.00
Total
Fees (in city) $1,020
– $10,050 Residential and Commercial
(Varies according to
meter size)
User
Rates (Monthly)
¾” meter $8.77
– 500 cf min. • $11.43 per 1000 cf above min.
3” meter
$61.42 – 5,000 cf min • $11.31 per 1000 cf above min.
Fees outside
City Limits are doubled
Excess
Cap – MGD 2.000
Capacity
– MGD 7.500
Hardness 600 ppmm
Sewer
Provider City of
Capacity
Average
Demand – MGD 1.250
Peak Demand – MGD
User
Rates (Monthly)
Residential
– all sizes $7.89
Commercial
– all sizes $7.89 • $4.22/1000
cf for usage exceeding 900 cf
Gas
Provider Atmos
Energy, Robert McEndree, Local Manager
719-336-7767
Capacity 11 MMCFD
Demand 2.25
MMCFD
Excess Cap 9 MMCFD
Electricity
Provider Lamar
Utilities Board (Municipal), Rick Rigel, Supt. 719-336-7456
Capacity 60 MW
Demand 25 MW
Excess
Capacity 6 MW
Wind Energy 6 MW
Source: Lamar Light
& Power
Information
Current as of December, 2004
©Prowers County Development,
Inc.
TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATION
Highways
East to
North to
Trains
Amtrak – scheduled passenger
stops — 109 East Beech Street — 800-USA-RAIL
Bus
Lines
TNM&O Coaches —
Private
and Public Transportation Systems
Prowers
Area Transit (PAT) —
Country
Acres RV & Motel Limousine Service —
Trucking
Companies
Alonzo
Trucking LLC —
HVH
Transportation —
Heath
& Son & Turpin Trucking, Inc. —
Larry E.
Beckett, Inc. — 302
Western Transportation, Inc. —708
North Main Street, Lamar — 719-336-2221
Package
Delivery
111 S.
Main,
100
East
301
United Parcel Service North
of Lamar http://www.ups.com 800-742-5877
Federal Express http://www.federalexpress.com 800-GOFEDEX
Purolator Courier http://www.purolator.com 888-SHIP123
Air
Service
Lamar Municipal Airport 3652
County Road GG.2 719- 336-3325 http://www.ci.lamar.co.us/airport
4
miles West of Lamar on
Fixed
Base Operator Lamar Flying Service
719-336-7701
Elevation
– 3,703 Runway Length – 6,384
Uncontrolled services: Lighted Runway · VASI · ASOS · VOR · Flight Instruction · Charter Service · Rental Planes · Private aircraft storage and maintenance
available
Air service available to
Front Range Airport,
Car
Rental
Just Ask
Rentals —
Car
Palace, Inc. — 902 North Main Street — 719-336-9016
Tri-County
Ford — 7240 Highway 50 West — 719-336-3268
Lamar
Flying Service — 3652 Road GG.2 (at Airport) — 719-336-7701 http://www.lamarflyingservice.com
COMMUNICATION SERVICES
SECOM
SECOM is a telecommunication
provider serving
Newspapers
Lamar Daily News Circulation – 5 Days per Week —
Tri-State
Trader Circulation – Weekly —
Tri-State Exchange
Circulation – Weekly — P.O. Box 552, Lamar — 336-5515
Radio
Stations
KLMR – AM
920 — Classic Country — 336-2206
KLMR – FM
93.3 — Classic Hits — 336-2206
KVAY – FM
105.7 — Country — 336-8734
KANZ – FM
90.7 — Public Radio — 800-678-7444
KJIL – FM 99.1 — Christian
Radio — 316-873-2991
Cable
/ Satellite TV
Bresnan
Communications — Cable — 719-546-1090
DISH
Network — Satellite — 800-333-3474
Direct TV — Satellite — 800-238-7177
Telephone
Services
Century Tel Local and
Long Distance Phone Service }
AT&T Communications Amateur Radio Repeater } Enhanced 911 Service
Cellular One Digital / Analog Cellular Service 800-635-0304
Verizon Wireless Digital / Analog Cellular Service 800-922-0204
Nextel Digital / 2-way Cellular Service 800-639-8359
Local
Internet Services
Bresnan
Communications Cable / Dialup 800-333-3474
Century
Tel DSL / T1 /
Dialup 719-546-1090
Colorado
Mobile, Inc. Wireless / Dialup 800-238-7177
Earthlink
Dialup 800-327-8454
Rural-Com
Wireless /
Dialup 888-925-7695
Information Current as
of December, 2004 ©Prowers County Development, Inc.
EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, LOCAL AMENITIES
EDUCATION
PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
Lamar School District RE-2
Administration Office —
Current
Enrollment (Sept. 2006) 1604, (K-12)
Number of
Schools in Jurisdiction: 9
Number of
Teachers in Jurisdiction: 113, (K-12)
Student /
Teacher Ratio 14/1
Average Funding Per Student $6,408
COLLEGE
/ VO-TECH SCHOOLS
Lamar Community College
Administration Office —
Certifications, Life-Long Learning,
2-year and 4-year degree programs available
PRIVATE
AND STATE-FUNDED SCHOOLS
Pre-Schools Private
3
Day Care Centers Private
2
Head-Start Centers Private
1
Charter Schools Private
1
Handicapped /
Developmental State-Funded 1
HEALTH
CARE AND ASSISTED LIVING
|
Facility: |
Name: |
Location and Phone Number: |
|
|
Assisted Living |
The Legacy at Lamar |
|
|
|
Dental Clinic |
High Plains Community Health Clinic |
|
|
|
Dialysis Services |
Fresenius Medical Care |
West Lee Avenue 719-336-1170 |
|
|
Hospital |
|
|
|
|
Medical Clinic |
High Plains Community Health Clinic |
|
|
|
|
|
820 North 8th, Holly 719-537-6555 |
|
|
|
|
205 South 10th, Lamar 719-336-3434 |
|
|
V.A. Services |
High Plains Community Health Clinic |
|
|
MEDICAL
PERSONNEL
Dentists 6
Chiropractors 3
Radiologists 1
General Surgeon 1
Orthopedic Surgeon 1
Pediatrician 1
Internist 1
Family
Practice 3
LOCAL AMENITIES AND ACTIVITIES
ART,
HISTORY, AND CULTURE
Big
Open 7 days a week
Contact: Fred Dorenkamp,
Comanche
National Historic Site,
Madonna
of the Trail (DAR Historic
Monument) 109 East Beech Street, Lamar
Prowers
Contact: Carol Demas,
Sand
Creek Massacre Historic Site
National Park Service, Eads 719-438-5916
Sand
Creek
Contact: Chuck & Sheri Bowen, Lamar
719-336-5082
Contact: Rose Ann Yates,
Contact: Robert Sloan, President,
“tHE
ART gallery”
Open Monday – Friday
CHURCHES
|
Apostolic |
Episcopal |
|
Assembly of God |
Foursquare Gospel |
|
Baptist |
Friends |
|
Brethren |
Jehovah’s Witnesses |
|
Catholic |
Lutheran |
|
Christian |
Nazarene |
|
|
Presbyterian |
|
|
Redeeming Love |
|
|
Seventh-Day Adventist |
|
|
United Methodist |
EMPLOYMENT, COMMERCIAL INFORMATION
EMPLOYMENT
LABOR
FORCE
|
|
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
|
6,908 |
6,891 |
6,847 |
|
Unemployment |
245 |
336 |
284 |
|
Total Labor Force: |
7,153 |
7,227 |
7,131 |
EMPLOYMENT
BY SECTOR IN
|
|
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
Avg. Wkly Wage |
|
Agriculture, Forestry,
Fish |
729 |
512 |
463 |
$709 |
|
Construction |
150 |
141 |
122 |
$410 |
|
Finance, Insurance,
Real Estate |
238 |
283 |
281 |
$462 |
|
Government, Govern.
Enterprises |
1,497 |
1,494 |
1,491 |
$563 |
|
Manufacturing |
928 |
889 |
943 |
$539 |
|
Mining |
89 |
72 |
77 |
$610 |
|
Retail Trade |
796 |
762 |
790 |
$364 |
|
Services |
716 |
1,068 |
1,037 |
$295 |
|
Transportation &
Public Utilities |
84 |
180 |
204 |
$596 |
|
Wholesale Trade |
231 |
189 |
185 |
$553 |
|
Total |
5,323 |
5,590 |
5,593 |
$510 Average Wage |
MAJOR
EMPLOYERS IN THE AREA
|
Name |
Product/Service |
Contact Information |
|
|
Discount /Retail |
300 Savage Avenue
336-1340 |
|
All-Rite Paving & Redi-Mix, Inc. |
Concrete Sales & Delivery |
200 Speculator Avenue
336-2451 |
|
Altek Systems Electrical |
Harnesses |
|
|
Big R of Lamar |
Retail |
8625 Highway |
|
Pioneer Pork |
Pork Production |
308 South Main Street
336-3070 |
|
C.F. Maier |
Custom Fiberglass Containers/Molds |
500 East |
|
City of |
Government |
102 East Parmenter
Street 336-4376 |
|
Heritage Farms |
Pork Production |
|
|
|
College |
2401 South Main Street
336-2248 |
|
|
Nursing Service, Day Care, Social Service, Government |
1001 South Main Street
336-7486 |
|
|
Hospital |
|
|
Ranch Manufacturing |
Bottom Dump Trailers |
P.O. Box |
|
|
Schools |
210 West |
|
|
Grocery & Discount / Retail |
|
|
WHO Manufacturing |
Tub Grinders |
|
|
VALCO |
Concrete Sales & Delivery |
P.O. Box |
LAND
USE, PLANNING AND ZONING INFORMATION
Contact: Kellie Gaines
City
of
Contact: Bob Ward
ENTERPRIZE
ZONE INCENTIVES AND TAX CREDITS
Southeast
Colorado Enterprise Development, Inc. (SECED)
112 West Elm Street 336-3850
Contact: Dan Tate — seced@seced.net —
ECONOMIC
INDICATORS
|
|
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
Fiscal Year Gross
Retail for Lamar ($ million) |
$330.3 |
$298.3 |
287.5 |
|
Fiscal Year Gross
Retail Sales for County ($ million) |
$377.7 |
$340.5 |
$336.7 |
Source: Colorado
Department of Revenue – 2004
AVAILABLE
BUSINESS SITES
|
|
50 acres, zoned industrial, 4 miles West of Lamar |
|
|
Zoned industrial sites available, Northeast Lamar near |
|
Willow Creek
Development |
I-1 Industrial sites approximately 70 acres total, streets and
utilities ready for immediate occupancy. Forty (40) available lots, average
size 1 acre. |
Source: Local Government
Survey – 2001 Data
FINANCIAL
AID AVAILABLE
|
Small Business Loans |
Revolving Loan Funds |
|
Industrial Revenue
Bonds |
Venture Capital |
|
Tax Free Leasing |
Land Concessions |
|
Local Financing |
Community Lending
Institutions |
|
Enterprise Zone – Tax
Credit Programs |
|
Source: Local Government
Survey – 2002 Data
CONTACTS
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Prowers
County Development, Inc.
201 South Main Street 719-336-2384
Contact: Roger Jones, pcdi@procolorado.org
Lamar
Chamber of Commerce
Contact: Chana Reed, lamarchamber@bresnan.net
City
of
Contact: Nelva Heath http://www.ci.lamar.co.us
2401 South Main Street 719-336-1586
Information
Current as of January, 2007
©Prowers County
Development, Inc.
LODGING, SHOPPING, RECREATION,
ORGANIZATIONS
LODGING
|
Type |
Quantity |
Rooms Available |
|
Motels and Hotels |
10 |
410 |
|
Bed & Breakfast |
1 |
3 |
|
RV Park |
2 |
40 |
A variety of restaurants and banquet facilities are also
available.
RETAIL
SHOPPING AREAS
Our
MAJOR
RETAIL GROCERY AND SUPPLY
|
|
Safeway |
|
|
Family Dollar |
|
Guihen’s Lumber and Landscapes |
Building Material Supply |
RECREATION
|
Big |
9053 Highway 196 – 1 mile East of
Big Timbers Museum. Contact: Dean Reed |
688-4823 |
|
|
109B |
336-3483 |
|
Open 7 days a week: Winter |
||
|
|
Division of Wildlife |
336-6600 |
|
Camping / Fishing / Boating / Hunting |
||
|
John Martin Reservoir |
Corps of Engineers Office |
336-3476 |
|
Camping / Fishing / Boating / Swimming |
||
|
Lamar City Parks |
|
336-2774 |
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
Enchanted |
||
|
|
|
336-2774 |
|
Indoor Walking Track
and Open Monday - Friday Saturday |
||
|
Lamar Lanes Bowling |
|
336-5781 |
|
Lamar Public Library &
Cultural |
|
336-4632 |
|
|
|
336-5737 |
|
|
|
|
|
Lamar Swimming Pool |
|
336-7665 |
|
Lamar Tennis Courts |
|
336-2774 |
|
May Valley |
8 Miles North of Lamar on Highway 196 |
336-9407 |
|
|
Located at |
336-2774 |
|
Baseball, Softball, Rodeo Activities |
|
|
|
Spreading Antlers Golf Course |
1 mile South of Lamar on Highway
287 |
336-5274 |
ORGANIZATIONS
|
All the
Right Moves |
Contact:
Lea |
336-5604 |
|
Ballet, Tap, Jazz lessons; Annual
Recital |
||
|
|
Contact:
Trevor LaCost |
336-4232 |
|
Community Band; Available for
Events |
||
|
Benevolent
& Protective Order of Elks #1319 |
Contact: Tom McKibbon |
336-7886 |
|
Beta
Sigma Phi |
Contact: Jean Shumate |
336-5840 |
|
Big
Timbers Historical Society |
Contact: Jim Farmer |
336-2472 |
|
Bicycling
Events |
Lamar
Parks & Recreation |
336-2774 |
|
Bowling
Leagues |
Lamar
Lanes Bowling Alley |
336-5781 |
|
Boy
Scouts |
Contact: Paul Westhoff |
336-4061 |
|
Delta
Kappa Gamma |
Contact: |
336-7818 |
|
Denim and
Lace Square |
Contact:
Sharon Shinn or Teri Lira |
336-5753 |
|
Youth lessons; Annual Review |
336-4547 |
|
|
DuVall’s |
Contact: Joette DuVall |
734-5560 |
|
Fraternal
Order of Eagles Aerie #3898 |
Contact: Gene Gant |
336-7200 |
|
|
Contact: Sheryl Holden, Co. Ext. Agent |
336-7734 |
|
Friends
of the Library |
Contact: Kay Hainer |
336-3694 |
|
Girl
Scouts |
Contact: Amy Montgomery |
336-4926 |
|
Knights
of |
Contact: Paul Westhoff |
336-4061 |
|
Lamar
Chamber of Commerce |
Contact: |
336-4379 |
|
Lamar
Dudes & Dames Square |
Contact:
Carla Scranton |
691-2109 |
|
Lamar
Jaycees |
Contact: Crissy Stegman |
688-1121 |
|
Lamar Lodge
#90 |
Contact: Clay Peacock |
336-2234 |
|
Lamar
Noon Lions |
Contact: Richard McGrath |
336-2443 |
|
Lamar/Prowers
|
Contact: Staffon Warn |
336-4701 |
|
Lamar
Rebekah Lodge #55 |
Contact: Louise Downing |
336-2141 |
|
Lamar
Rotary Club |
Contact: |
336-5122 |
|
Lamarlins
Swim Team |
Contact: Jeff Schemahorn |
336-5450 |
|
P.E.O. |
Contact: Marilyn Pierson |
336-5635 |
|
Phi Beta
Lambda |
|
336-2248 |
|
Prowers
Co. Sheriff’s Posse |
Contact: Steve Buxton |
336-4915 |
|
Red Hat
Society |
Contact: |
336-2651 |
|
Running
Events |
Lamar
Parks & Recreation |
336-2774 |
|
Sorosis |
Contact: Karen Smith |
336-1236 |
|
|
Contact: Barney Miller |
336-5529 |
|
Vaqueros
Saddle Club |
Contact: JoAnn Peterson |
336-4149 |
|
Veterans
of Foreign Wars |
Contact: Alfred Adame |
734-5574 |
|
Zonta
International |
Contact: Ileta Pierson |
336-4422 |
Information
Current as of December, 2004
©Prowers County
Development, Inc.