Years since the idea was originally proposed, a study could soon be underway to determine the rates at which local law enforcement agencies pull over motorists of color. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider entering into an agreement with Douglas County, ...
The city of Lawrence has an account with more than $1 million in deposits collected from Lawrence utility customers, some of whom may not realize the city actually owes them that deposit back. The city automatically charges all renters a $40 utility deposit when service is initiated at a new ...
Consent agenda 1. Approve City Commission meeting minutes from 12/11/18. 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 Lawrence Community Shelter expects to face a budget shortfall of more than $200,000 next year, and shelter leaders may be looking to local governments for financial help. At its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission heard a presentation from shelter staff about staffing and ...
The conversation at City Hall will continue about potentially allowing colonies of feral cats to live in the city as long as the cats have been vaccinated and spayed or neutered. Though Lawrence city commissioners didn’t provide much input on the “community cats” program proposed by the ...
Consent agenda 1. Approve City Commission meeting minutes from 12/04/18. 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’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board has recommended that two programs benefit from the extra $200,000 city leaders dedicated to affordable housing this year. As part of the city’s budget process this summer, Lawrence city commissioners determined what to do with a $2.25 million ...
The Lawrence Humane Society wants the city to consider allowing colonies of feral cats to live in the city as long as the cats have been vaccinated and spayed or neutered. Currently, allowing cats to roam free is against city code, and humane society representatives say the animal shelter ...
Three intersections on the western leg of the South Lawrence Trafficway have become so dangerous that they’ve produced 53 accidents in 20 months, Kansas Department of Transportation statistics show. It is the latest sign that a completed South Lawrence Trafficway has become a more dangerous ...
Lawrence Community Shelter Executive Director Sarah Jane Russell has announced her resignation, which means the shelter for the homeless will begin a search for a new leader for the fourth time in as many years. Russell began her position at the shelter in January, and she recently informed ...
Story updated 5:34 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018: Lawrence City Commissioner Leslie Soden has announced that she will not seek re-election next year, but she says there are several things she still hopes to accomplish in her last year in office. Soden let her fellow commissioners know of her ...
A plan to have nearby property owners pay the majority of the costs for the $5.3 million reconstruction of Queens Road has cleared its last hurdle at City Hall. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted, 4-1, with Commissioner Leslie Soden opposing, to reject two ...
City leaders will consider adding three issues to their list of legislative priorities, including a statement opposed to making the South Lawrence Trafficway into a toll road. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider approving its Lawrence Legislative ...
Lawrence city commissioners will soon consider whether to adopt a more comprehensive approach to neighborhood traffic problems that would go beyond adding speed bumps or other devices to streets. Earlier this year, the city announced it was re-evaluating its traffic calming program, which ...
About 250 homeowners in the special taxing districts set to pay millions of dollars for improvements to Queens Road have signed onto protest petitions opposing the districts, but the city says the petitions are not enough to stop the process. According to state law, 51 percent or more of ...
Consent agenda 1. Approve City Commission meeting minutes from 11/20/18. 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 ...
A woman who alleges she was seriously injured when refereeing a volleyball game at a City of Lawrence recreation center is suing the city for negligence. Overland Park resident Barbara Culton filed a lawsuit against the city in Douglas County District Court in October related to injuries she ...
Story updated at 6:05 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26: A multimillion-dollar project that includes the construction of two pedestrian tunnels under the intersection of 19th and Iowa streets will begin in coming weeks. The tunnels are part of a more than $6 million project scheduled to begin in January ...
As Lawrence digs out of a Sunday blizzard that left 4 inches of snow to be cleared, don't expect much help from Mother Nature on Monday. The National Weather Service in Topeka is forecasting temperatures to reach a high of only 29 degrees on Monday. As of about 6 a.m., temperature readings at ...
Fifteen art projects are coming to East Ninth Street, and community meetings will soon gather input on what those projects should be. The first of three community input meetings will take place Dec. 1, according to a news release from the East Ninth project team. Project Facilitator Mandy ...