Another building option could be opened up to hundreds of homeowners in eastern Lawrence, but some residents in those neighborhoods say the new option could be detrimental. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission initiated a code change that would allow Accessory Dwelling Units, or smaller living quarters built on the same lot as a primary residence, in ...
City leaders are generally supportive of the Lawrence Police Department’s draft policy for body cameras, which includes details on how the cameras and the footage they record will be used and handled. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission received a presentation from the police department on the new body camera program and the draft policy. Mayor Jennifer Ananda, who asked several ...
Lawrence's mayor made an emotional public statement following the politically motivated vandalism of her home last week. At the opening of the Lawrence City Commission’s meeting Tuesday, Mayor Jennifer Ananda read both a personal and a city statement related to the incident. In the city statement, Ananda said that though she understands and applauds conscious and heartfelt activism, the vandal’s violent ...
Following a request from an area union, city leaders will soon consider potential changes to the city’s resolution governing employee unions. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will receive a staff report on Resolution No. 6817 and consider whether the resolution should be amended. Representatives of the area union Teamsters Local 696 have said a group of city employees was ...
City leaders will soon review the Lawrence Police Department’s draft policy for body cameras, which includes details on how the cameras and the footage they record will be used and handled. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will receive a presentation from the police department on the new body camera program and the draft policy. Though the commission is not required to approve ...
In the midst of an at times tense discussion about the treatment of homeless people and funding for the local shelter at City Hall, someone threw a rock through a window of the mayor’s house. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission heard more than an hour of public comment, which became heated and accusatory at times, about issues facing homeless people in Lawrence and a funding request ...