As the employer of hundreds of essential employees still physically reporting to work, the City of Lawrence may be able to provide an example to employers contemplating how to bring employees back to work safely once stay-at-home orders lift.
For the city, precautions include daily temperature checks, staggered shifts and face masks in circumstances when job responsibilities don't allow employees to maintain a ...
The efforts of a local bicycle repair shop and donations from the community have helped save some of the bikes recently scrapped by a bike-share company.
Some Lawrence residents expressed anger after the bike-share company Veo, formerly known as VeoRide, dropped off an approximately 20-foot-tall pile of bicycles at a local scrap yard earlier this month. With the help of about $2,000 in donations from the ...
City leaders have voted to spend more money to furnish three additional areas of the new police headquarters building.
During its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously as part of its consent agenda to spend an extra $378,377 to add furniture and equipment to the areas for police investigations, administration and the crime lab. City staff recommended the commission reallocate $372,000 ...
After plans to construct the city’s first bike boulevard turned out more expensive than expected, city leaders have voted to construct a scaled-down version of the project that keeps it within budget.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 4-1, with Commissioner Lisa Larsen opposing, to approve a design plan for a bicycle boulevard on 21st Street that stays within the project’s ...
City leaders will soon decide whether they will spend more money to furnish three additional areas of the new police headquarters building.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider spending an extra $378,377 to add furniture and equipment to the areas for police investigations, administration and the crime lab. City staff is recommending the commission reallocate $372,000 of ...
The City of Lawrence says it has adequate face masks, gloves and other gear to protect its workers — from police officers to medics to garbage collectors — but that doesn't mean the city is entirely unaffected by the nationwide supply shortages.
All city workers currently have an “adequate” two-week supply of such protective gear, known as personal protective equipment or PPE, and the community’s ...
