After years of waiting, Lamesa City Council members gave the green light Tuesday night to start the next step for a long desired waterline. They agreed to allow the architectural/engineering firm of Parkhill, Smith and Cooper of Lubbock, to implement a construction bid process for contractors to do the job. “We’re ready to call for bids finally after four and a half years,” said City Manager Sean Overeynder. The water supply improvement plan, funded by a $12.5 million loan/grant from USDA Rural Development, will expand the city’s water well field a few miles north of Lamesa. There will be the construction of a ...