Open house planned for LMH Breast Center

Lawrence Memorial Hospital officials will provide tours of the hospital’s new Breast Center at an open house Tuesday.

The 1,800-square-foot facility near the hospital’s east entrance officially opened about a month ago, said hospital spokeswoman Janice Early-Weas.

The open house, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., will provide information on how the $400,000 center can help coordinate breast cancer treatment and promote early detection of the illness.

A short program will begin at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday. The hospital also is offering a “sneak peek” of the facility to all breast cancer survivors from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. today.

Planning commission

Horizon 2020 topic of public meeting

The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission is in the process of updating the Chapter 13 Rural Planning and Development portion of the Horizon 2020 county land-use plan.

The commission invites the public to an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds in Building 21 South.

Stacey White, assistant professor of urban planning at Kansas University, will speak on comprehensive community plans and their benefits. The meeting is co-sponsored by Douglas County Farm Bureau and K-State Research & Extension in Douglas County.

Any questions before the meeting may be directed to the extension office at 843-7058.

City Hall

Task force to review homeless suggestions

The city’s Task Force on Homeless Services will decide at a meeting today whether to change its draft plan for improving homeless services.

The task force will meet at 1 p.m. at City Hall to decide whether to include in the plan recommendations it received from the public during a series of public forums last month.

The list of recommendations the task force will consider is long and includes proposals that would require homeless individuals to show an identification/service card before receiving certain homeless services, such as food and shelter.