Lamar City Council approves three rezoning first readings, budget amendment and multiple service agreements

Lamar City Council on May 20, 2025 approved a package of land‑use and financing measures that included the first readings of three rezoning ordinances, adoption of a budget amendment increasing the city's FY2024–25 spending plan, approval of an airport hangar lease and authorization of professional services for a proposed firehouse and a 35‑acre commercial development.

The council approved first readings of ordinances to rezone 31 lots in Dogwood Fourth Edition (Ordinance No. 996), 22 lots in Dogwood Fifth Edition (Ordinance No. 997) and a parcel in the Holton Subdivision (Ordinance No. 998) to allow new residential and business uses, respectively. Councilmembers voted in favor in recorded roll calls or by voice vote; each motion carried.

Why this matters: the rezoning measures would change allowable uses for specific subdivisions and parcels and are the first formal step in the ordinance process. If adopted at second reading, they would alter the city's zoning map and enable the proposed developments to proceed under the new zoning designations.

The council also adopted Resolution No. 25‑20 amending the FY2024–25 adopted budget. City staff told the council the adopted budget had expenses of $100,426,025 and the amended budget would be $110,026,025, an increase of…