City leaders voiced support Tuesday for a private-public partnership to build a first-of-its-kind neighborhood of small homes in eastern Lawrence, but some residents said they were concerned that the city's affordable housing efforts weren't being spread out enough.
As part of its regular meeting, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to approve two requests related to the proposed development of ...
Lawrence city commissioners have given their first approval to the city’s 2020 budget, which would hold the property tax rate flat and increase utility rates, parking rates and commissioner pay.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the commission voted unanimously to approve next year’s budget, which includes a $235.4 million operating budget and about $66 million in capital improvement projects for next year. ...
A judge has denied Lawrence developer Thomas Fritzel’s motion for acquittal, refuting his claims that a federal prosecutor did not provide sufficient evidence that the developer illegally disposed of asbestos-containing material while doing remodeling work at Alvamar Country Club in 2016.
U.S. District Judge Holly Teeter issued the order Friday. On July 30, a jury took about two hours to find Fritzel guilty ...
Lawrence city leaders will soon consider two requests related to the city’s first proposed development of small homes.
The city already allows the 3,000-square-foot single-family lots the project requires, but the proposed site requires a rezoning from industrial uses to that zoning type as well as an amendment to the comprehensive plan. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will ...
City leaders will soon consider a new growth policy that encourages infill development as the most cost-effective way for the city to grow, but some local organizations are concerned the plan’s growth restrictions would make housing in Lawrence even more expensive.
The Lawrence City Commission will soon consider the new comprehensive plan, Plan 2040, which lays out policies that will shape how the city grows ...
City of Lawrence leaders will soon take the next step in approving the city’s 2020 budget, which, as currently proposed, would hold the property tax rate flat and would increase utility rates, parking rates and commissioner pay.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will hold a public hearing on its working budget. As proposed, the $235.4 million operating budget includes about $66 ...
