Lawrence leaders will soon consider increasing some of the fees the city charges a natural gas provider to use city property, potentially affecting the rates the company charges its Lawrence customers.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider adopting fee changes in the city’s franchise agreement with Black Hills Energy. Under its current agreement with the city, Black Hills ...
The recent surge in coronavirus cases in Douglas County is slowing down contact tracing and could also be delaying efforts to notify people that they should quarantine, but public health leaders say these efforts are still helping to mitigate the spread of the disease.
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health Informatics Director Sonia Jordan said that because of the recent surge in cases, public health workers ...
The Lawrence City Commission will soon decide on procedures for investigating potential ethics violations by its members and other city positions.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider a resolution that establishes procedures for investigating alleged violations of the city’s ethics and professional conduct policy, according to a city staff memo to the commission. ...
The Lawrence Community Police Review Board is wrapping up its process of drafting an ordinance to strengthen oversight of complaints against police and preparing to begin a public input process regarding the proposed changes.
As part of its meeting Thursday, the board voted unanimously to change or clarify several sections in the draft ordinance and is now scheduled to vote on advancing the draft for public ...
Several organizations are proposing that the City of Lawrence turn a historic limestone barn that once served as a station on the Underground Railroad into a community history center.
The proposal was provided to the City Commission as part of its meeting Tuesday evening and later shared with the Journal-World. Five local organizations are backing the creation of the center, which would serve as an archival ...
City leaders have approved a sales tax break for a renovation and construction project for the headquarters of a locally based construction company.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 4-0, with Commissioner Stuart Boley absent, to approve a request from Banks Street LLC for an industrial revenue bond sales tax exemption for a two-phase renovation and construction project at the ...
