A controversial proposal to extend a road near the Mutt Run Off-Leash Dog Park may soon get a new round of discussion at Lawrence City Hall.
City leaders will soon consider a revised proposal to hire an outside consultant to guide a community discussion of the city street project, which has drawn strong opposition from several users of the dog park.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City ...
As the home-buying season gets underway in Lawrence, those in the industry say the city is facing a historic shortage of homes on the market that requires city leaders to take action.
Lawrence Board of Realtors President John Huntington said that in his 30 years of experience, he has never seen such a low inventory of homes for sale. As of this past week, he said, only 44 homes were on the market in Lawrence. ...
After having not received a single complaint to review since it was formed, the Community Police Review Board is asking for changes on the Lawrence Police Department’s website to instruct residents on how to elevate a complaint to the board.
As part of its meeting Thursday evening, the board provided feedback to the police department regarding the complaint process and information on the department’s ...
City leaders will soon consider making an official commitment to return 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 will consider adopting a joint resolution with Douglas County to offer a formal apology to the people of the Kaw Nation for the appropriation of the ...
As the Lawrence Police Department nears a potentially pivotal point, the city plans to enlist the help of a professional search firm to find the department’s next chief.
The decision to hire an outside firm comes following the resignation of the last police chief after he served only about two years and eight months in the position and amid an ongoing study of potential changes to the role of police in the ...
The Lawrence City Commission has voted to amend rules governing its meetings in an effort to improve their efficiency and prevent them from running late into the night.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the commission voted 3-0, with commissioners Stuart Boley and Jennifer Ananda absent, to adopt an amendment to the section of city code related to meetings of the governing body and a new resolution that lays ...
