In response to concerns from the public, Lawrence city leaders are interested in exploring a moratorium on data center development, and they could consider one as early as next month. Near the end of its meeting on Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission asked city staff to bring back such a ...
In his experience with senior housing developments, City Commissioner Mike Dever says that often, “these things don’t pencil out because of the parking.” And parking was a key issue for him and other commissioners as they debated on Tuesday night whether to sell a city-owned surface ...
Story updated at 8:51 a.m. Tuesday, June 9: After more than two weeks of waiting, city commissioners have announced that Majed Al-Ghafry will be Lawrence's new city manager. The commission voted 5-0 to approve Al-Ghafry's contract, which includes an annual base salary of $330,491.20, in a ...
Lawrence city commissioners are expected to reveal the name of the new city manager on Tuesday morning. The city announced on Friday that there would be a special meeting at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St., for the commission to approve the new manager's contract, and that the ...
Tech firm Alarm.com is seeking incentives from the City of Lawrence to redevelop a building on Vermont Street into its new office space, and the City Commission will consider the request next week. At its meeting on Tuesday, the commission will consider two incentives requested by Alarm.com ...
If you want to nominate a local artist for the City of Lawrence's 2026 Phoenix Awards — or if you want to create the physical awards themselves — applications and nominations are now open. Five Phoenix Awards are given out by the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission each year to recognize ...