The city commission reached a consensus on several rules for regulating sidewalk food-vending carts downtown. But another study session was scheduled for March 4 to refine the policies.

The local Warm Hearts drive had soared past its goal of $25,000 and at latest cound had nearly $27,000 in the till.

The city commission voted unanimously to take the first step toward issuing $1.5 million in industrial revenue bonds for construction of a “speculative” industrial building just west of the Santa Fe Industrial Park in North Lawrence.