New Lawrence fire chief Joe Hardy admits that initially he wasn’t too charged up about the idea of an electric hybrid fire engine being added to the city’s fleet of firefighting equipment. But Friday, Hardy and dozens of other fire department officials and community members were plenty ...
Two interim department leaders have now been appointed to permanent roles by Lawrence's new city manager: Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Chief Joe Hardy and Lawrence Parks, Recreation and Culture Director Lindsay Hart. Both appointments were announced on Friday, and both interim leaders ...
Last week, an anonymous YouTube video about Lawrence’s and Douglas County’s homeless plan sparked a tense conversation at a community meeting. And this week, it sparked another one at City Hall, with one city commissioner calling it “a grossly dishonest narrative” and urging her peers ...
At City Manager Majed Al-Ghafry’s first City Commission meeting on Tuesday, Vice Mayor Mike Courtney called on the community “to provide him a warm Kansas welcome.” And Al-Ghafry said he’s already felt that in his first days on the job. “I will tell you, I’ve absolutely been ...
Lawrence city leaders on Tuesday approved a nearly $1 million final design contract for the city’s new fire station, and they’re interested in hearing more about how the project might affect stormwater drainage nearby. The commission voted 4-0, with Mayor Brad Finkeldei absent, in favor of ...
If Lawrence wants to add hundreds of housing units a year, as its affordable housing study says is necessary, it’s going to need some new tactics. The housing study, as the Journal-World has reported, was recently completed by consulting firm Development Strategies using a COVID-related ...