Wal-mart on Wakarusa proposal

Traffic signals for new Wal-Mart area OK’d
J-W Staff Reports
February 13, 2008
Plans for a traffic signal at Sixth Street and Congressional Drive are moving ahead. Commissioners on a 4-1 vote approved a benefit district that will pay for the costs of the traffic signal and other improvements near the intersection that will become a major entrance for a new Wal-Mart store.
Store wins final OK
After 5 1/2 years, City Commission quietly approves plan
By Chad Lawhorn
January 9, 2008
It was an unceremonious end Tuesday evening to a bitter, five-and-a-half year battle with the world’s largest retailer. With neither fanfare nor protest, city commissioners gave the final necessary approval for Wal-Mart to build a new store in the city — its second in Lawrence — at the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive. Wal-Mart officials said they plan to have a building permit for the project this spring, and expect the store will be completed 10 to 12 months after starting construction. That means an early 2009 opening is most likely.
6News video: Lawrence may get one step closer to second Wal-Mart
January 7, 2008
At their weekly meeting tomorrow night, City Commissioners are scheduled to consider final plans for the development on the NW corner of 6th Street and Wakarusa Drive.
Developers delay Wal-Mart plans for procedural issues
By Chad Lawhorn
October 16, 2007
Plans for a new Wal-Mart at Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive are delayed again, but this time there’s no controversy surrounding the project. Instead, developers of the site just need more time to finalize the necessary documents that must be approved by the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission before construction can begin on the new store.
6News video: Plans for new Wal-Mart delayed again
October 15, 2007
Plans for a new Wal-Mart at 6th and Wakarusa Drive are delayed again - but this time there is no threat of a lawsuit or other controversy surrounding the project.
6News video: Wakarusa improvements needed
By Laura McHugh
August 10, 2007
Now that another new development is headed to northwest Lawrence, neighbors turn their attention to getting local roads ready for them. With Wal-Mart and the Bauer Farms project going up at the north end of Wakarusa Drive, nearby residents are calling for some major improvements to the north-south connector.
Wakarusa upgrade to wait for Wal-Mart
August 10, 2007
Now it’s time to think about the roads. After a five-year odyssey ended Tuesday night with Lawrence City Commission’s approval of a new Wal-Mart at Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive — and the upcoming Bauer Farms project on the northeast corner of the intersection — northwest Lawrence residents say their streets will need attention.
6News video: Second Wal-Mart coming
By Laura McHugh
August 8, 2007
Attention Wal-Mart shoppers, a new store is coming to town. A six-year battle to build Lawrence's second Wal-Mart store has come to an end. Wal-mart and local developers won long-sought approval to put a 100-thousand square foot store on the northwest corner of Six Street and Wakarusa Drive.
Wal-Mart wins city approval
By Chad Lawhorn
August 8, 2007
Wal-Mart wins. City commissioners late Tuesday evening cleared the way for a Wal-Mart store — the city’s second — to be built at the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive.
LIVE BLOG: City Commission decides budget, Wal-Mart
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By Chad Lawhorn
10:49 p.m., August 7, 2007 Updated 11:55 p.m.
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6News video: The ‘T’ survives a round of cuts at City Hall
August 7, 2007
Commissioners came to the city bus system's rescue tonight, saving it from a cutback in service hours. In 2008, the 'T' will continue to run until eight at night, instead of shutting down at six.
Wal-Mart proposal up for city approval
By Chad Lawhorn
August 7, 2007
Wal-Mart is back at City Hall. City commissioners tonight are scheduled to vote on plans related to Wal-Mart’s proposal to build a store at the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive. Lawrence-Douglas County planning commissioners unanimously recommended approval of the project last month. If city commissioners approve the project, it would mark the end of an approximately five-year battle by developers to build a second Wal-Mart in the city.
6News video: Developers still pursuing Wal-Mart
August 6, 2007
New plans and a new city commission could pave the way for a new Wal-Mart in Lawrence. For the second time in a year, developers will ask city commissioners for permission to build Lawrence's second Wal-Mart on the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive.
New Urbanism development moving ahead
With Wal-Mart proposal going forward, Lawrence architect can solidify plans
By Chad Lawhorn
July 30, 2007
Now that a plan for a new Wal-Mart store in northwest Lawrence is moving forward again, activity is starting to pick back up on the intersection’s other major development proposal. Lawrence architect Michael Treanor said city commissioners soon will see new plans for the Bauer Farm development, which seeks to put a mix of retail, offices and residential units on the northeast corner of Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive. That places it across the street from a proposed Wal-Mart store that received Planning Commission approval last week.
New plan for Wal-Mart advances
By Chad Lawhorn
July 24, 2007
It is not about Wal-Mart. That was the message the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission delivered Monday night as it unanimously agreed to recommend that the City Commission approve plans for a new Wal-Mart and four other retail buildings on the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive.

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