Save Our Pool - Lamar, Mo.

05/02/2026

Today at Truman Day’s we’re Shooting for the Moon! Come by our booth and come snag a Moon Pie!

04/08/2026

Alderman election in City of Lamar results:

Ward 2:
Roland: 65
Shaw: 27
Diamond: 93 (won)

Ward 1:
Rocky: 85 (won)
Russ: 72

03/13/2026

Minutes from the Lamar Aquatic Park Advisory Board meeting last Thursday:

12/27/2025

Have you been to an area aquatic facility!? We'd love to hear your feedback in the comments or email us at [email protected] of what you liked or didn't like about them!

11/16/2025

Our Pools, Our Pride, Our Future
Making waves for our community.

Do you have ideas for our new Aquatic Park? Are you interested in how your sales tax dollars are going to be spent?

The Lamar Pool Committee would like to invite you to attend a forum to discuss what our new facility might look like and ways and services that we would like to see provided.

Forum date will be:
November 24, 7pm @ the New YMCA Facility
1705 Gulf, Lamar.
Can't make it to the meeting but have ideas email them to: [email protected]

11/05/2025

Pool tax in Lamar PASSED!

Yes 340
No 328

10/13/2025

Voters in Lamar, Missouri will decide the fate of the failing Lamar City Aquatic Center during this year's November 4 special election. The ballot measure is a half-cent sales tax increase to generate revenue for a complete remodel of the aquatic center.

If passed, the current 8.975 sales tax rate would increase to 9.475. Residents will pay $5 for every $1,000 spent within city limits. It would remain in effect for 30 years, creating $450,000 a year for renovations to the new aquatic center.

The measure would help cover the almost $4.5 million cost of completely reconstructing the center.

The current aquatic center has a competition pool, a leisure pool, and a splash pad. Various structural and piping issues have deemed the pool unusable since 2022.

The piping system in the leisure pools, in particular, needs attention. Repairing the piping system, in turn, requires surrounding systems such as the waterslide, electrical, subgrade, and concrete deck, to be repaired.

Written and produced by KRPS's Rachel Schnelle

10/06/2025

Park Board will meet tonight at 5:30p at Thiebaud Auditorium. Tonight’s agenda includes pool tax information

10/01/2025

Mark your calendars!

A Public Forum will be held on Monday, Oct. 27th at 7:00 in the Thiebaud meeting rooms regarding propositions affecting Barton County and Lamar residents that will be on the November 4th ballot. Presenters include Barton County Presiding Commissioner David Johnson speaking about the landfill fee, Barton County EMS Director Chad Williams speaking about an ambulance use tax, and Lamar Mayor Mike Hull speaking about a sales tax for a pool. The public is invited. The event is hosted by the Barton County Missouri Republicans .

Sample Ballot for the November 4th Election.
https://countyofbarton.gov/county-clerk

09/30/2025

City of Lamar pool tax infographic: