Lawrence city staff now says it would take about $18,000 a year to keep the Community Building open for youth free play after school, and the City Commission will accept a report on those findings at its meeting next week. The report is attached to the commission's meeting agenda for Tuesday. ...

After the Affordable Housing Advisory Board had discussed requests for six- and even seven-figure sums out of the city’s affordable housing trust on Thursday, one of the last items it had to consider was a request for $80,000. “It’s a pretty cheap ticket,” board member Mark Buhler said ...

Fines for some traffic offenses in Lawrence will be going up next year, in a move that Municipal Court staff says puts the city in line with other communities in the region. On Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 5-0 in favor of the new fine schedule, which was originally on the ...

The community is invited to an event for sharing ideas that will help shape the future of North Lawrence. The feedback from the event will contribute to the North Lawrence Comprehensive Corridor Study, an initiative analyzing land use, economic development, infrastructure and transportation ...

Tiny homes, tenant education, senior apartments and a handful of other projects are all seeking money from the city's affordable housing trust in 2026, and an advisory board next week will start the process of figuring out what to fund. The Affordable Housing Trust Fund is supported by a local ...

Lawrence city commissioners next week will weigh in on a proposed policy that would set guidelines for how affordable housing incentives are issued. The commission won't be voting on the more than 50-page Affordable Housing Incentive Policy next week, but it will hear a presentation on it and ...