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Community Development

Location & Contact Information

City Complex
102 E Parmenter St
Lamar, CO 81052

Office Hours

Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Lamar is OPEN FOR BUSINESS! 

Enriching our community with business expansions, new businesses and incoming residents ensures that we are building a better tomorrow for the future. Community Development assists the City, its developers, businesses, and residents with areas of growth and expansion in coordination with Lamar’s Building Department. 

The Community Development Office works in tandem with the following departments and organizations to help you navigate challenges and capitalize on opportunities.

    Crossroads HORIZON - 2024 Comprehensive Plan 

    Lamar is completing a roadmap, a ten-year Crossroads HORIZON comprehensive plan on how and where we will likely direct our attention and resources. Like most strategic plans, it will focus on key points for improvement and growth will but be flexible enough to embrace new opportunities that appear. See Crossroads HORIZON Comprehensive Plan progress site.

    We are thankful for community input that is helping to shape our focuses and intended outcomes. Our Pathfinders Steering Committee and Navigators Youth Committee are leaving their footprints on our plan... and our future!

    Logo for "Crossroads Horizon, the 2024 Lamar Comprehensive Plan" with a stylized sun.
    A logo with a compass design and the text "Navigators Youth Committee".
    A logo with text "Pathfinder Steering Committee" and stylized compass graphic.
    Prairie Crossroads - EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant Project 

    The City of Lamar is currently administering a five-year $500,000 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfield Assessment Grant. The grant will sunset on September 30, 2026. A brownfield site is real property that the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance (such as lead-based paint or asbestos), pollutant, or contaminant. Eligible uses of this funding include: 

    • Inventorying, characterizing, and assessing sites to determine the presence or absence of contamination.
    • Identification of redevelopment sites
    • Redevelopment planning to identify feasible land uses
    • 3D visualization to generate understanding of opportunities
    • Cleanup redevelopment planning
    • Community engagement

    EPA’s Brownfields Program empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields.

    This is the City of Lamar's second EPA assessment grant. These projects lead to revitalization and redevelopment of contaminated properties and provide an exciting opportunity for the community to be involved in the visioning process. We encourage you to get involved and reach out with any questions!

    Access Lamar's Prairie Crossroads Grant microsite for program progress.

    Business Assistance 

    In partnership with Prowers Economic Prosperity, Prowers County, the City of Lamar and Lamar Redevelopment Authority, we welcome requests for assistance from new and existing businesses. Apply for assistance with our Common Business Incentive Application. Please reach out to us for questions and advice in completing the form.

    Contact the Community Development Office for more assistance and information at 719-336-1303 or 719-336-1445.