The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department and the police department will hold a public meeting next week to gather input regarding the new park planned for northwest Lawrence. The park will be next to the future police headquarters building. Earlier this year, the city began discussing ...
The City of Lawrence could soon begin regulating the fast-growing short-term rental business in Lawrence. Following direction from city commissioners last year, city staff has drafted regulations that would allow short-term rentals in all residential areas, but would require them to be ...
For every 20 rental units in Lawrence today, only one was inspected by city staff in the past year. After a survey found a significant number of Lawrence residents describe their housing condition as poor, some city leaders are asking whether the city is doing enough inspections. The resident ...
At its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider approving a settlement related to a high-speed police chase that ended in a car accident. William and Sandra Gibson, of Talmage, which is near Abilene, were injured in the accident and filed a lawsuit against members of the ...
Two years after the local chapter of the NAACP pushed for a more powerful public board to review complaints against police, the city’s Community Police Review Board will have its first meeting. Board members have been appointed and the board’s first meeting will take place Monday. The ...
Lawrence city commissioners will be reviewing the Lawrence Police Department's policy for body cameras, but city officials advised that some aspects would be outside commissioners' authority. At the City Commission's meeting Tuesday, Commissioner Leslie Soden again asked about the review of ...
Now that the city has more details about its shortage of affordable housing — and will soon have about $1 million per year to address it — the conversation has begun regarding what aspects of the problem the city should focus on. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City ...
September may be the calm before the storm for Sports Pavilion Lawrence. No youth sports tournaments are scheduled at the athletic facility in northwest Lawrence this month, but tournaments will go “full bore” in October, said Lee Ice, youth sports supervisor for parks and ...
As part of its meeting Tuesday, city leaders will review the recently completed housing study that details housing issues for different income and demographic groups. The study, completed by BBC Research & Consulting, includes an analysis of the housing and rental market in Lawrence. It ...
When it comes to addressing Lawrence’s shortage of affordable homes, recently compiled survey results indicate that Lawrence residents are open to smaller options. Last year, the city hired BBC Research & Consulting to complete a housing market analysis, which also included a survey of ...
As construction crews work to reconstruct several blocks of East Ninth Street, relics of the city’s past are being unearthed. The city began reconstruction of the road, sidewalks and storm sewer lines on East Ninth Street in July, and so far crews have uncovered approximately 400,000 ...
Story updated at 2:45 p.m., Sept. 6 The City of Lawrence is seeking to strip the construction company of Lawrence developer Thomas Fritzel of its local license because of pending federal charges of improperly disposing of asbestos and repeatedly violating the city’s contractor licensing ...
City officials presented the first draft of new rules for grave decorations at the city’s cemeteries, which would allow plot owners more decoration options, including limited borders and ground cover. The Parks and Recreation Department oversees three cemeteries — Oak Hill, Maple Grove ...
Lawrence city commissioners briefly discussed whether they should have any input on the Lawrence police department policy for body cameras, but whether they will remains unclear. During the Lawrence City Commission meeting Tuesday, Commissioner Leslie Soden questioned why the governing body ...
Close to 150 downtown businesses have been charged incorrect trash rates, some for several years, but city leaders decided they would not retroactively bill or credit those customers, saying that even if the errors had not taken place, the rate structure would still have been flawed. As part ...
City leaders will soon take the first step in determining which property owners will be paying for the multimillion-dollar reconstruction of Queens Road. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will review three options for the formation of a benefit district for the ...
Billing errors resulted in the city of Lawrence undercharging downtown businesses for trash collection by $180,000 per year, a consultant study has found. The city hired MSW Consultants to review the trash rates downtown and propose a new rate model. The City Commission will receive that ...
City officials say grave decorations at the city’s cemeteries are getting out of hand, and the city is looking for public input about what it should do to manage the cemeteries’ appearance. The Parks and Recreation Department oversees three cemeteries — Oak Hill, Maple Grove and ...
A mistake made in the bidding process means a one-block canopy in downtown Lawrence will not be removed this summer as planned. Brandon McGuire, assistant to the city manager, said that the contractor selected for the approximately $350,000 project was getting ready to begin when city staff ...
The City of Lawrence has named a director for its Municipal Services and Operations Department, which was created earlier this year following the merger of the city’s utilities and public works departments. City Manager Tom Markus announced in a news release Wednesday that Dave Wagner has ...