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 ...
A new Lawrence Affordable Housing Study finds that over half of renters and many homebuyers cannot afford current prices, as housing construction lags well below pre-pandemic levels. The city has been working on a new Affordable Housing Study to update its understanding of the local housing ...
If it becomes law, a bill that lets voters block local governments’ property tax increases will probably do a lot of other things behind the scenes, too. And Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew is trying to figure out what. It could throw a wrench into cities’ and counties’ planning. It ...
The City of Lawrence announced a portion of 19th Street will be closed for much of April as part of a stormwater project. Starting Monday, April 6, the eastbound portion of 19th Street will be closed to traffic between Massachusetts Street and Barker Avenue to allow for the removal and ...
As water and sewer rates are soaring in Lawrence, the whereabouts of $1.8 million of ratepayer funds at City Hall is unclear, a Journal-World investigation has found. While reviewing years of audited financial statements and budget records in an attempt to learn more about why Lawrence ...