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- Club Magic manager says he's trying to turn around a new business at an old, and troubled, location May 25, 2013 · 50 comments
- On the street: Should residents or businesses who use too much water be fined? May 24, 2013 · 28 comments
- Former area Boy Scouts react to decision allowing gay scouts May 24, 2013 · 41 comments
- House rejects Senate-approved tax package; Legislature adjourns; new plan teed up May 24, 2013 · 12 comments
- Police department's case for a new facility not likely to show on next year's budget, officials say May 25, 2013 · 10 comments
- Simons' Saturday Column: KU’s legislative lobbying effort lacks clout, continuity May 25, 2013 · 16 comments
- Opinion: Discrimination more than just poor service May 25, 2013 · 19 comments
- Opinion: Why gay role models matter May 23, 2013 · 49 comments
- Wichita might fine residents over use of water May 24, 2013 · 18 comments
- Senate Republicans approve sales tax increase, cuts in income tax rates, lower food sales tax May 23, 2013 · 60 comments
- Bill Self: Security tricky subject May 25, 2013
- Graduation and 'stepping up' an all-school event at Bishop Seabury May 24, 2013
- Simons' Saturday Column: KU’s legislative lobbying effort lacks clout, continuity May 25, 2013
- Club Magic manager says he's trying to turn around a new business at an old, and troubled, location May 25, 2013
- Wichita might fine residents over use of water May 24, 2013
- Lawrence pastor seeks to reconnect youth to NAACP May 25, 2013
- Free State's Alexa Harmon-Thomas wins 100, 300 hurdles; Firebird girls on verge of winning state title May 25, 2013
- Kansas baseball moves to 2-0 in Big 12 tournament May 25, 2013
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City ends negotiations to purchase Abe & Jake's building next to City Hall
The police requested covered parking, it has it. On just the west side the 66,000 feet offered at 6 million should be a value vs the 30 or 40 million tab being talked about for same space needs. I know I am not an architect but, it is basically a large office, big flat open spaces , lots of small offices, shouldn't take to much retro to make it a police station, heck double the purchase price and at 12 million it is still a huge savings to the tax payer, on city owned land, with lots of parking. Wibur thinks it is old, the bottom floor has been remodeled several times most recently this year, the top floor was completely remodeled a couple years ago, works great for the current tenants. The only thing i have heard is it is not Class A space, since when, in these times do city offices need to be Class A rated spaces
December 4, 2012 at 3:49 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
City ends negotiations to purchase Abe & Jake's building next to City Hall
not a money pit, sorry you have so many negative opinions about the paper, but the building should have been the library and could be the police station, and would save the tax payers of this city one hell of a lot of money, yep, i would make a profit as well , but the tax payers would save millions
December 4, 2012 at 2:33 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Town Talk: More about the proposed N.W. Lawrence sports complex, and why Lawrence shouldn't try to be Olathe
I am sure I don't understand the lawrence flood plan maps, but I think map 39 show the Farmland property to be at the 500 yr level, I assume that can be mitigated fairly easily
September 5, 2012 at 3:10 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Town Talk: More about the proposed N.W. Lawrence sports complex, and why Lawrence shouldn't try to be Olathe
To beat a dead horse, has the city given a real look at the cost savings the farmland site offers. On 15th street there exist on city owned land a 200,000 foot concrete pad, wide enough for basketball, volleyball, and many other uses. Sure the building is in need of repair. Infrastructure is very close, arterial streets serve the site, it has several hundred flat acres the university could build on, and we have already identified this site is a key factor in our future economic growth, close to where the new SLT will connect with K-10, much closer to downtown . Sure seems worth a look
September 5, 2012 at 12:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
City looks at options for new rec center property
Farmland with 23rd and 15th street access , large amount of land already owned by city, much closer to infrastructure , 15th needs work anyway, huge 200k building concrete pad already in existence , closer to the kc/desoto growth corridor , sure seems like this should get a good look
September 2, 2012 at 11:44 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Rec center support
yep, i assume infrastructure extensions would be less expensive than the mileage to SLT, we already own it, several arterial streets contect to it and that 400 acre tract is where we are supposedly focusing our future growth hopes on
August 16, 2012 at 3:49 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Rec center support
Could the 200,000 foot "Big Bag Warehouse" located on city/farmland property the future real growth opportunity for Lawrence, house enough courts for tournaments. Big building with concrete floor on 15th street, on the side of town where KC, Desoto, Eudora communities are all growing
August 16, 2012 at 1:20 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
$42 million Lawrence police facility and staffing needs could require both sales and property tax increases
At this point, the 120 ish surface parking stalls on our land meet our needs, where again were the weeds?
June 18, 2012 at 9:55 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
$42 million Lawrence police facility and staffing needs could require both sales and property tax increases
Nope on a garage deal, and where are the weeds on our land that you deem offensive? Please be specific and I will get on it
June 18, 2012 at 9:23 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
$42 million Lawrence police facility and staffing needs could require both sales and property tax increases
Riverfront, LLC has offered to sell the City of Lawrence the roughly 66,000 square foot building on the west end( next to city hall) of the Riverfront mall. The price is listed at $6 million with existing covered parking. Although I understand that I am not completely objective regarding this location, the City could re-purpose the building for the library and the new police station for less than 20 million plus up fit, all on city owned land.
June 18, 2012 at 8:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )