- LMH asked to donate $75,000 to new Chamber of Commerce economic development campaign
- March 27, 2013
- LMH’s board of trustees on Wednesday formally received a request from the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce for a $75,000 donation to an upcoming economic development fundraising campaign. By Chad Lawhorn
- City approves retail zoning for site across the highway from Rock Chalk Park
- March 27, 2013
- The property across the highway from the proposed Rock Chalk Park sports village now has the green light to develop into a retail center.
- City sets bid date of May 14 for recreation center; project could be completed by spring of 2014
- March 26, 2013
- If all goes as planned, Lawrence will be playing basketball — and much more — in a new mega recreation center by spring 2014.
- City Commission candidates disagree on how to serve homeless in downtown Lawrence
- March 26, 2013
- Lawrence’s homeless shelter is no longer located in downtown Lawrence, but questions about how to deal with panhandlers and the homeless in the central business district remain. And Lawrence City Commission candidates aren’t united in their answers. By Chad Lawhorn
- City commission candidates weigh in on strengths, weaknesses of City Hall
- March 25, 2013
- More transparency and better long-range planning are among the items Lawrence City Hall needs to improve upon, according to City Commission candidates participating in a Monday night forum. By Chad Lawhorn
- Commission to host open house, set bid date for $25M recreation center; city commission candidates split on whether they would alter project
- March 25, 2013
- Commissioners are being asked to approve a May 7 bid opening for a 181,000-square-foot recreation center, slated for an area near the northeast corner of Sixth Street and the South Lawrence Trafficway. The city also will host an open house from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall.
- KU to host forum on adding fluoride to drinking water
- March 25, 2013
- Kansas University’s chemistry department will host a forum this week on the pros and cons of adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water.
- City commission candidates give views on water/sewer rates, Police Department needs and other big-ticket issues
- March 24, 2013
- In the second of a series of articles about issues in the 2013 Lawrence City Commission race, the Journal-World asked the six candidates for their views on some of the larger issues that could impact the city’s finances. By Chad Lawhorn
- City set to give final approval to new citywide, curbside recycling program
- March 22, 2013
- Lawrence city commissioners at their Tuesday evening meeting are set to formally approve a new citywide, curbside recycling program that would begin in late 2014 and add about $3 per month to every residential trash bill in the city. By Chad Lawhorn
- New pro-business political action committee enters city commission race, fueled by $5,000 donation
- March 19, 2013
- For years, the world of Lawrence City Commission campaigning has run on $50, $100 or sometimes even $500 donations from supporters. A $5,000 donation hasn’t been the norm. But it is reality in the 2013 Lawrence City Commission race. By Chad Lawhorn
- City Commission agenda for March 12
- March 8, 2013
- City Commission meeting. 6:35 p.m. Tuesday, City Hall.
- Rental inspection proposal stalls, will be revisited
- March 6, 2013
- City commissioners balked at the idea of creating a new rental licensing program Tuesday night but did not pull the plug on the idea.
- City approves development agreement, tax abatement for $25M Rock Chalk Park recreation center
- March 5, 2013
- Lawrence city commissioners gave final approval Tuesday night to a development agreement that allows the $25 million Rock Chalk recreation center project to move forward. They also approved an ordinance that will give the larger Rock Chalk Park project, which includes privately owned athletic facilities to be used by Kansas University, a 100 percent property tax abatement for the next 10 years. By Chad Lawhorn
- Library calls for artists to turn fallen trees into sculpture
- March 3, 2013
- The bad news for tree lovers is that the Lawrence Public Library renovation required workers to cut down trees around the building. The good news? Those trees aren’t gone forever. By Sara Shepherd
- City prepares to sign development agreement for Rock Chalk Park recreation center as questions continue
- March 1, 2013
- The idea of a $25 million recreation center in northwest Lawrence is about to begin to meet up with the city’s checkbook—even as new questions are arising about how the adjacent Kansas University athletics complex will be managed.
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