As members of the city’s Community Police Review Board continue to discuss changes to strengthen their review powers over complaints against police, some members disagreed about which complaints should be the focus.
As part of its meeting Thursday, the board continued its review of a working draft of potential revisions to the ordinance that lays out the board’s powers and how it operates. A working group ...
Though preservation efforts in Lawrence's historic neighborhoods have conserved the turreted homes, craftsman bungalows and stone cottages built in the city’s early years, neighborhood representatives of a new coalition say there is an important piece missing — the streets.
The coalition, which consists of representatives from five historic neighborhoods, is working with the city to develop a policy ...
The public will soon be able to learn more about the city’s new field operations headquarters, including efforts to mitigate potential impacts on residents living near the proposed site for the project.
The City of Lawrence plans to build a $29 million field operations campus that will span about 75 acres and could house operations of up to a dozen divisions, including solid waste, streets and vehicle ...
Plans are taking shape to create a campground for homeless people that will provide access to toilets, showers, laundry facilities and social services. The location of the campsite is still undecided, but organizers say to be useful, it will need to be within the city and close to services.
The number of people living outside has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, as the Lawrence Community Shelter has ...
It has been five weeks since Lawrence developer Thomas Fritzel was sentenced to a year in prison for his scheme to collect fraudulent tax refunds from the City of Lawrence, but it is unclear where his request to serve his sentence at home stands.
Fritzel previously pleaded guilty to one count of criminal conspiracy for scheming to collect fraudulent tax refunds from the city as part of his development of The ...
City leaders have approved a permit that will allow the proposal for a tiny-home village for homeless people to move forward.
As part of its meeting this week, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to approve the special use permit required for the project, which will use shipping containers to create 12 tiny homes on the grounds of the Lawrence Community Shelter, 3655 E. 25th St. Commissioners agreed ...
