After what one city leader described as a "slow rollout," the city is preparing to make changes to a temporary downtown layout meant to give businesses more room to operate outdoors amid the coronavirus pandemic. Under the new layout, currently set to be in place until Oct. 31, the angled parking spots that previously lined Massachusetts Street from Sixth Street to 11th Street were replaced with parallel ...
The City of Lawrence is developing a new program that will allow residents to make small monthly donations that will help low-income residents pay their utility bills. The Lawrence City Commission voted as part of its meeting this week to authorize the development of a voluntary utility donation program. Once the program is in place, it will allow residents to round their utility bills up to the nearest dollar ...
Downtown Lawrence now has new guides to assist visitors and help keep the downtown clean and sanitized. The City of Lawrence recently created the Downtown Ambassadors pilot program in partnership with Downtown Lawrence Inc. and the local visitors bureau, Explore Lawrence. The guides wear bright orange shirts with the messages “Welcome to Lawrence” and “How can I help?” A news release from the city ...
Updated at 4:28 p.m. Wednesday The City of Lawrence has agreed to purchase the house of a couple who sued the city after discovering a century-old tunnel directly under their home. Sarah Merriman and Donna Geisler bought their house at 812 Ohio St. in 2017 with plans to demolish the ranch home on the property and build a bungalow with a basement. Those plans were disrupted when it was discovered that a city ...
City leaders have committed to a public review of the Lawrence Police Department’s use-of-force policies, with some emphasizing that the review would be just one piece of a larger evaluation. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to adopt a resolution committing the city to review and, if necessary, revise police use-of-force policies, including the department’s ...
Following concerns from neighbors, city leaders have voted to approve a narrower design for the reconstruction of a portion of East 19th Street. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 4-1, with Commissioner Courtney Shipley opposed, to approve a design concept that includes a 27-foot-wide roadway for the reconstruction and extension of 19th Street, from Harper Street to O’Connell ...