The idea of changing Lawrence's mayor to a directly elected position is expected to get some discussion on Tuesday at City Hall. One of the items on the City Commission's agenda for next week is a presentation from the Lawrence Chamber about a potential ballot question on how the city's mayor ...
After more than a year of work, surveys and public outreach, Lawrence’s new “vision” for bicycle infrastructure and safety is nearly ready for city leaders to review. It’s the updated Lawrence Bikes Plan, and Transportation Planning Manager Jessica Mortinger said it’s going to ...
Lawrence city leaders voted on Tuesday to set the maximum mill levy for 2027 at what the current budget proposal recommends – but they said the rate might get lower as budget conversations continue. They also decided to put a question on the November ballot about whether to increase the ...
Over the coming months, City of Lawrence planning staff will be studying what new rules for data centers should be in the city’s code – and data center development will be on hold while they do that work. The City Commission on Tuesday, after hearing from a crowd of advocates, voted ...
There are healthy sister city pairings, says Bill Keel, chair of Sister Cities Lawrence. And then there’s Polittourismus. That’s German for “political tourism,” says Keel, a professor emeritus of German studies at the University of Kansas. “You’re just kind of a political bigwig, ...
Just how long has Lawrence’s city staff been working toward its 2027 budget proposal? The answer to that question might be a year, a few years – or even, in Acting City Manager Casey Toomay’s case, a whole career. “More than 25 years ago, as I mentioned, I was a graduate student ...