Though city leaders have yet to give staff directions regarding changes they would like to see in the city’s proposed capital project list, future discussions will likely include whether the level of funding allocated to street repairs is sufficient.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission received the 2022-2026 Capital Improvement Plan recommended by city management. The CIP includes ...
City of Lawrence leaders will soon get their first look at the more than $445 million in projects included in the city’s proposed capital project list for the next five years, including close to $100 million in projects proposed for next year.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will receive the 2022-2026 Capital Improvement Plan recommended by city management and provide direction ...
After the cost of building the city’s first splash park came in higher than anticipated, city leaders will soon consider increasing the project’s budget to just over $370,000.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider approving a $372,500 contract with MegaKC for the Burroughs Creek Splash Park project. The project was initially budgeted to cost $200,000, and city staff say ...
After Kansas’ unemployment system was overwhelmed by a backlog of claims amid the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, the number of people waiting on benefits has now fallen substantially, and state labor department officials say new programs and system improvements are underway.
When unemployment claims were at their height during the coronavirus pandemic, the Kansas Department of Labor was overwhelmed with ...
Following allegations of a hostile environment for both staff and guests, an investigation into the director of the Lawrence Community Shelter has begun and is expected to conclude within two weeks, the shelter board’s leader said.
As the Journal-World previously reported, in 2020 and so far in 2021, about 30 people have quit, been fired or otherwise ended their employment with the shelter, and a dozen former ...
Recently returned Lawrence resident and businessman Shawn Pearson has filed for election to the Lawrence City Commission.
After previously living in Lawrence from 1990 to 1993 while attending the University of Kansas, Pearson moved back to Lawrence from Minneapolis in February. He is originally from Shawnee. Regarding why he wanted to run for the commission, Pearson said his grandfather was a council member in ...
