PUBLIC HEARING

Notice of Public Meeting: City of Lamar FY2025 EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant Application

Main Café and South Warehouse

112 S. Main Street and 111B W. Beech Street, Lamar, CO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the City Council has scheduled a public hearing to take comments on an application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on Monday, October 28, 2024 at the hour of 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may come on for hearings in the Council Chambers, 102 East Parmenter Street, Lamar, Colorado.

The City of Lamar is informing the community of its intent to submit a proposal for a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Site-Specific Brownfields Cleanup Grant in the FY25 cycle. The grant application is in pursuance of funding to carry out cleanup activities on the former Main Café property at 112 S. Main Street, and the “South Warehouse” property at 111B W. Beech Street, Lamar, Colorado, to support the redevelopment of the sites. A copy of the draft grant proposal, including a draft Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA), is being made available at the City Council meeting for public review and comment. A description of the proposed project will be presented, and all persons will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to identify both orally and in writing any support, issues, or concerns they believe should be addressed before the City submits the grant proposal to the EPA. After the meeting, the draft grant proposal will be available at the Lamar City Complex, Clerk’s Office, 102 E Parmenter Street, Lamar, Colorado.

If you are interested in this project or have any relevant information, we welcome your comments, suggestions, or other input. For consideration, please provide your comments at the public hearing or in writing by November 11, 2024. Comments can be emailed to: Anne-Marie Crampton, Community Development Director, community@ci.lamar.co.us.

 /s/ Kristin Schwartz

      City of Lamar, Colorado

      A Municipal Corporation

      Kristin Schwartz, City Treasurer

Published: October 11, 2024

In the Kiowa County Press