Lawrence will soon start accepting applications for a construction manager for its new fire station, Fire Station 6, which is expected to start construction next year. On Tuesday, the commission voted 5-0 to approve a method called “construction manager at risk” to build Fire Station 6. ...
As the City of Lawrence prepares to start its next strategic plan, a survey is showing that residents are feeling good about arts and culture, but not so good about the economy, city leaders heard on Tuesday. At their weekly meeting, city commissioners heard the results of the National ...
It was a spring afternoon in June 2012, and Lawrence City Manager David Corliss was spinning a tale before city commissioners. It is a common one in city halls: If you want to follow the growth of a city, follow the sewers. Hey, no one ever said City Hall tales are sexy. But, they are often ...
City leaders could soon take another step toward building a new fire station in the northwest corner of Lawrence. On its meeting agenda for Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will get an update on the plans for the new Fire Station 6 and will consider starting the process of finding a ...
The Journal-World has spent months examining financial records and speaking to city officials to better understand why rates for water and sewer service have been increasing, on average, by more than 9% per year since 2022. Read the entire three-part series by clicking the links below. — ...
In the world of water and sewer utilities, what you can’t see often rules the day — miles and miles of pipes beneath the ground. Those pipes, some more than a century old, are the most frequent exhibit city officials point to when residents question why water and sewer bills in Lawrence ...