City leaders will soon receive an update on revenue projections for this year and begin discussions regarding their priorities for the upcoming 2022 budget.
As part of its study session Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will receive 2021 revenue projections on the city’s major revenue sources and direct staff regarding five key policy questions that will affect the 2022 budget.
Partially because of ...
Where today there are parking lots and empty buildings, the draft of Lawrence's downtown plan sees the future.
In the recently released draft of the city’s new Downtown Master Plan, consultants from Houseal Lavigne Associates are recommending that the city take advantage of city-owned parking lots for development, and they're also encouraging the redevelopment of other vacant or underutilized properties. The ...
The Lawrence Community Shelter has temporarily closed to guests without appointments during business hours due to a loss of staff and the need to conduct staff training.
The shelter announced to guests in a note on Tuesday that, starting the next day, they would be required to leave the shelter from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and that the changes would be in place for the remainder of the month. ...
Commissioner Stuart Boley has filed for reelection to the Lawrence City Commission.
Boley, who is a retired auditor with the Internal Revenue Service, was elected to the commission in 2015 and served as mayor in 2018.
Regarding why he wants to continue his service on the commission, Boley said that with the commission’s new strategic plan and priority based budgeting process, he thinks the commission is ...
Lawrence City Commissioner Jennifer Ananda announced Thursday that she planned to begin a Ph.D. program and would not be running for reelection.
Ananda began her term on the commission in 2018, was part of the commission’s first female majority and served as mayor last year. Ananda told the Journal-World that a lot of work remained before the end of her term in December but that she wanted to let the public ...
Those who climb the stairs of the wooden tower at Wells Overlook Park currently look out across picturesque farmland and open space, and county leaders say that’s a view worth preserving.
As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission voted unanimously to approve $200,000 in grants as part of the 2021 Natural & Cultural Grant Program. The largest grant, for about $60,000, will go toward ...
