Frequent public commenter Chris Flowers has filed for election to the Lawrence City Commission.
Flowers moved to Lawrence from Plainville in 1999 to attend the University of Kansas, and he also previously lived in Hays and rural Russell County. Flowers said what motivated him to run for the commission was his dissatisfaction with the bike boulevard the city recently created on 21st Street.
“I think they ...
A public memorial will take place Thursday for the three Black men who were lynched by a white mob on June 10 nearly 140 years ago.
The memorial will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in the area of the potter’s field at Oak Hill Cemetery where the three men were buried, which is in the northeast part of the cemetery. KT Walsh, who is helping to organize the community event, said in a message to the newspaper that the ...
County leaders are moving forward with the creation of a new tool to evaluate rural rezoning requests and protect prime agricultural land.
At its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission voted unanimously to initiate the process to develop an amendment to the zoning and land use regulations for unincorporated or rural areas. The amendment, once developed and approved, will establish a new system and ...
The City of Lawrence is seeking public input regarding the design of the city’s new bus station and the location and design of a smaller bus transfer location downtown.
The city has budgeted $6 million for the bus station, which it is working on in conjunction with the University of Kansas. The city and the university coordinate their bus routes, and in 2019 the City Commission settled on locating the bus ...
County leaders will soon consider moving forward with the creation of a new tool to evaluate rural rezoning requests and protect prime agricultural land.
At its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission will decide whether to initiate the process to develop an amendment to the zoning and land use regulations for unincorporated or rural areas. The amendment, once developed and approved, would establish a ...
Lawrence city leaders have approved a request to increase the budget for the city’s first splash park to just over $370,000 in order for the project to include a system that recirculates water.
At its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted as part of its consent agenda to approve a $372,500 contract with MegaKC for the Burroughs Creek Splash Park project. The project was initially budgeted at ...
