Plans to build eight affordable housing units on the site of the former Penn House building in East Lawrence have been withdrawn after concerns from neighbors, and the property owner now plans to build single-family homes.
Earlier this fall, Lawrence residents Mike and Tami Nevels filed plans to demolish the existing structure and construct two four-plex buildings, each containing four one-bedroom apartments. ...
Changes coming next year will improve safety and traffic jams on a troublesome intersection of the South Lawrence Trafficway, Kansas Department of Transportation engineers told Lawrence city leaders Tuesday.
As part of its regular meeting, the Lawrence City Commission received updates from KDOT on the upcoming project to expand the SLT. They were also briefed on interim safety improvements to the ...
Two newcomers led the pack in the Lawrence City Commission race and will join incumbent Stuart Boley on the city’s governing body.
Attorney and nonprofit board member Brad Finkeldei finished first in Tuesday’s general election. Fellow newcomer Courtney Shipley and Boley, the only incumbent in the race, joined Finkeldei in the top three.
All three winning candidates watched the election results come in at ...
City leaders will soon consider a contract to purchase body cameras for all Lawrence police officers.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider authorizing the police department to enter into a five-year contract with Axon Enterprises Inc. for $1.26 million, which will be funded in part by a $231,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, according to a city staff memo to ...
The city’s Human Relations Commission would like to more deliberately address discrimination related to immigration status as part of its duties.
At a special meeting Monday, the HRC voted unanimously to adopt immigration status as part of the scope of its dealings in the future. HRC Chair Katie Barnett said she thought addressing such discrimination was within the board’s duties, which include eliminating ...
City leaders will soon review changes meant to improve safety at a troublesome intersection on the South Lawrence Trafficway.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will receive updates from the Kansas Department of Transportation on the upcoming project to expand the SLT and interim safety improvements to the trafficway’s intersection with 27th Street/Wakarusa Drive. The intersection ...
