The planned Vista Park Living residential development on the west side of Lamesa will be able to benefit from an energy conservation financing program given approval Tuesday afternoon by the Dawson County Commissioners Court. “This type of construction would qualify for the program,” developer Ron Smith said during a public hearing on the county’s involvement with the state’s Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program.” In fact, Smith’s interest in the program has been the impetus for bringing it to the attention of the Dawson County Commissioners Court, said Doug Taylor, chief operating officer of the Texas PACE Authority. Members of the commissioners court ...