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<br /> <br />I. INTRODUCTION & APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY <br />The City of Lamar is a legally and regularly created, established, organized and existing <br />home rule city, municipal corporation and political subdivision under the provisions of <br />Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado and the Home Rule Charter of the <br />City. Lamar was incorporated on May 24, 1886, and operates under a City Charter. <br />Please, see Attachment 1 - City of Lamar Charter and Attachment 2 - City of Lamar <br />Organizational Chart. Lamar is located in eastern Prowers County and serves as the <br />County seat. In 2006, the City had a population of 8,398 and the City boundary <br />encompasses 4.2 square miles. <br /> <br />Lamar began operating a municipal water system in 1887 which currently covers a 4.5 <br />miles service area. The City serves 3,487 customers accounts; 2,719 are residential <br />accounts and 519 are commercial accounts. The annual average raw water usage is <br />approximately 82,241,279 cubic-feet per year. The City utilizes a master meter to <br />monitor the amount of water going into the system and each customer account has an <br />individual meter to track water use. <br /> <br />The City of Lamar is a covered entity as defined in the Guidelines. The City is eligible to <br />submit the below application and appreciates the fact that Colorado Water Conservation <br />Board (CWCB) has grant money available for updating water conservation plans. <br /> <br />~)PLICATION <br />~me and contact information for the entity seekinf! the f!rant <br /> <br />Name of Entity: <br /> <br />City of Lamar <br />102 E. Parmenter, Lamar, CO 81052 <br />719-336-4376 <br /> <br />Contact: <br /> <br />Doug Montgomery, Water Resources Manager <br />102 E. Parmenter, Lamar, CO 81052 <br />719-336-2002 <br /> <br />Amount requested: $14,897. Lamar is a small community and does not havle the <br />financial resources available to both develop a Plan and to implement it. The receipt of <br />this grant request will allow the City to extend its finances without creating a financial <br />burden to the City's revenues. Please see Attachment 3 - City of Lamar Commitment <br />and Capability letter. <br />Chief Executive: Nelva Heath <br />Mayor <br />City of Lamar <br />102 E. Parmenter <br />Lamar, CO 81052 <br />719-336-5690 <br /> <br />2. Orf!anization Retained to Assist in Preparation of the Plan <br />