Though one claim against the City of Lawrence related to the controversial Queens Road taxing districts has been dismissed, the larger questions remain regarding whether the districts were improperly set up and whether the project could be temporarily halted so the case can be heard. In ...
As the city prepares to spend up to $1 million annually to address a shortage of affordable housing, city leaders are asking that the process for awarding the funds be further refined. The Lawrence City Commission met with members of the Affordable Housing Advisory Board as part of its work ...
A Lawrence city commissioner took the unusual step of calling out a member of the public at Tuesday night's City Commission meeting after that person insulted commissioners and city staff and made unfounded accusations of criminal wrongdoing. At the meeting, Lawrence resident Dan Dannenberg ...
One dollar. That’s how much Lawrence city leaders indicated they think those charged with possessing small amounts of marijuana should be fined. As part of its work session Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission reviewed a draft ordinance that proposed reducing the minimum fine, currently ...
With the city’s new affordable housing sales tax set to go into effect this spring, city leaders will soon discuss how those dollars can be used to help alleviate the affordable-housing shortage. As part of its work session Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will meet with members of the ...
For years, little attention was given to the blond brick building along the railroad tracks. Though it served as an active train station, the Santa Fe depot was poorly maintained, was often vandalized and was sometimes the site of illegal squatting and drinking. Then, more than 10 years ago, ...
Consent agenda 1. Approve City Commission meeting minutes from 02/05/19. 2. Receive minutes from various boards and commissions. 3. Approve all claims. The list of claims will be posted by the Finance Department on Monday prior to the meeting. If Monday is a holiday, the claims will be ...
The City of Lawrence will soon be holding meetings to gather feedback on ongoing plans for two bicycle boulevards. The two boulevards will be constructed on East 13th Street and West 21st Street. As part of the open-house format, project staff will share information at the meetings on the ...
City leaders will soon review potential changes that would lighten the city’s penalties for marijuana possession, which currently cost first-time offenders hundreds of dollars in fines and other charges. As part of its work session Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will review a draft ...
Lawrence city leaders have decided to provide the homeless shelter some of its annual funding early while at the same time ordering an independent analysis of the shelter’s finances. As part of its meeting this week, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to provide the Lawrence ...
After Lawrence city commissioners objected to what they said were secretive focus groups for the development of the Downtown Master Plan, information will be made public about the previously invitation-only meetings. Commissioner Leslie Soden brought up the concern at the commission’s ...
City of Lawrence leaders have approved a new pay plan that will provide more than $400,000 in pay raises for city employees beginning next year. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to provide funding to increase employee pay. The decision came after ...
Update: Wednesday, Feb. 6 A youth focus group, a communitywide workshop and a workshop for downtown businesses owners and developers that were previously scheduled to take place Wednesday, Feb. 6, and Thursday, Feb. 7, were canceled Wednesday afternoon because of weather. The list of ...
City of Lawrence leaders will soon consider a new pay plan that would provide more than $400,000 in pay raises for city employees beginning next year. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will receive a study of the city’s compensation plan that was conducted by ...
City of Lawrence services will be more concentrated on the northern edge of downtown by the end of this month. Within a few weeks, the city’s Planning and Development Department and Municipal Court will open in their new location at the Riverfront Plaza, which is directly east of City Hall, ...
If Jack Tell were mayor, Lawrence residents might have to deal with a lot of construction and noise for a little while — but the payoff would be improved bike infrastructure citywide. The Billy Mills Middle School seventh-grader recently finished as a regional winner in the annual Kansas ...
The city of Lawrence recently discovered it has been incorrectly taxing as many as 2,000 solid waste customers, adding to a list of other billing errors that the city has discovered over the past two years. Customers who requested an additional trash cart were mistakenly being charged sales ...
The city of Lawrence is denying claims that the taxing districts it created to pay for the multimillion-dollar reconstruction of Queens Road were set up improperly. Earlier this month, a homeowner in the special taxing districts filed a lawsuit in Douglas County District Court against the ...
Update: Wednesday, Feb. 6 A youth focus group, a communitywide workshop and a workshop for downtown businesses owners and developers that were previously scheduled to take place Wednesday, Feb. 6, and Thursday, Feb. 7, were canceled Wednesday afternoon because of weather. Residents who ...
Those with questions about immigration law will soon have a chance to find some answers. This week, the City of Lawrence Human Relations Commission will host a discussion called “Know Your Rights: An Informative Evening about Immigration Law.” The event will take place Thursday and will ...