Following concerns from local environmental groups, county leaders are going to reconsider the county’s level of chemical herbicide use and discuss potential reductions.
The Douglas County Commission was scheduled to approve the county’s annual Noxious Weed Management Plan as part of its consent agenda Wednesday, but members of local environmental groups voiced concerns. The county uses chemicals to ...
Changes are coming next week to downtown metered parking, including increased parking rates and the option of making payments using a mobile app instead of coins.
Downtown visitors will soon be able to choose between using the current coin-operated parking meters or new mobile payment options, according to a city news release. The changes coincide with an increase in parking rates. Meters will be updated to ...
County leaders have denied a rezoning request that would have allowed nine homes to be built in a rural area near the Lawrence city limits.
As part of its Wednesday meeting, the Douglas County Commission voted unanimously to deny a request to rezone approximately 47 acres located in the 1400 block of East 900 Road from agricultural district to cluster preservation district to allow for the development. County ...
After revenues came in better than expected last year, Douglas County leaders will soon consider providing raises for county staff totaling more than $650,000.
As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission will consider approving market and merit pay increases that were not originally included in the 2021 budget, according to a county staff memo to the commission. The memo states that revenue ...
In an effort to right one of the wrongs of Lawrence’s past, city leaders have officially committed to returning a sacred prayer rock to the Kaw Nation and to issue a formal apology for its removal from the tribe’s homeland decades ago.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to adopt a joint resolution with Douglas County to offer a formal apology to the people of the ...
City leaders have declined to hire a consultant for a proposal to build a road alongside the Mutt Run Off-Leash Dog Park, and they have instead voted to remove the project from city plans.
At its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission declined to authorize a $38,960 contract with JEO Consulting Group for community engagement services and preliminary design. Instead, the commission voted unanimously to ...
