The balance in Michael Dye’s bank account is $2.89, and the only people he thinks might be able to help him aren’t picking up the phone. As he looks around his house, his thoughts drift to what possessions he might be able to sell.
Dye, like others in Lawrence and across the state, is waiting on unemployment benefits from the Kansas Department of Labor. He said he’s qualified for the extended ...
Lawrence city officials say a bill that Kansas legislators are referring to as the “Energy Choice Act” is an attempt to limit local governments’ ability to move toward more renewable energy sources and combat climate change.
Last year, Lawrence joined other communities across the nation by setting specific goals for renewable energy use, with the ultimate goal of powering the entire city with all ...
The Evergy energy company is planning to build an $8.5 million substation in central Lawrence that it says will improve electricity service in the community and strengthen the regional power grid.
Evergy purchased land near Kasold Drive and Bob Billings Parkway, near the University of Kansas’ west campus, for the construction of the new substation, according to an Evergy news release. The new substation will ...
City planners are moving forward with drafting a code change that would allow homeowners to build garage apartments and other smaller living quarters in all neighborhoods.
The city will soon begin taking public input regarding the details of the code amendment, and it is expected to go to the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission for consideration this summer. The local comprehensive plan as ...
A new traffic campaign wants to encourage Lawrence drivers to think about more than just getting to their destination.
Lawrence residents have long voiced concerns about speeding in neighborhoods and some motorists’ disregard for pedestrians and cyclists, and a new City of Lawrence campaign hopes to help address the problem. On Monday, the city launched the Safer Neighborhood Speeds education campaign, which ...
When auditors arrive at City Hall this spring to do their annual review of the city’s books, city officials expect they will find that many of the problems of the past two years have been resolved. Others, though, will take more time.
In the 2018 and 2019 financial audits, the auditing firm RSM had to make enough corrections to the city’s financial records — $63 million and $32 million worth, ...
