TOPEKA — Jurors heard two stories on Wednesday of events surrounding the renovations at Lawrence's Alvamar Country Club, when developer Thomas Fritzel is alleged to have disregarded regulations for handling hazardous materials.
Fritzel is charged with illegally disposing of asbestos-containing material during a 2016 remodeling of the Alvamar Country Club in west Lawrence, now known as the Jayhawk Club. The ...
The City of Lawrence is denying claims that it acted unlawfully when it rejected a proposal to build a five-story apartment and retail building in downtown Lawrence.
In May, the Lawrence City Commission unanimously denied a certificate of appropriateness to Chicago-based developer Core Spaces to build the Hub on Campus at the northeast corner of 11th and Massachusetts streets in downtown Lawrence and ...
After city leaders rejected a controversial proposal to build a five-story apartment and retail building downtown, some local elementary students were so inspired to come up with alternative plans that they’ve spent their summer working on them.
In May, the Lawrence City Commission rejected the proposal from Chicago-based developer Core Spaces to build the Hub on Campus at the northeast corner of 11th and ...
City leaders have approved funding for four affordable housing projects, including a development that will create the city’s first neighborhood of small homes.
The Lawrence City Commission recently voted to award $250,000 from the city’s affordable housing trust fund to four projects, with the largest award going to a project proposed by Tenants to Homeowners. As the Journal-World previously reported, ...
City leaders reached a general consensus Tuesday that the city should make cuts to several programs in order to keep the property tax rate flat and eliminate proposed entrance fees for recreation centers, but expressed interest in continuing to fund a scholarship program at the Lawrence Arts Center.
A Lawrence City Commission work group proposed dozens of potential cuts and funding changes to address concerns ...
A Lawrence City Commission work group is proposing dozens of potential changes, including cuts to several programs, to address concerns commissioners have with former City Manager Tom Markus’ recommended budget for 2020.
As part of its work session Tuesday, the commission will discuss the proposed changes to the recommended budget. Markus’ recommended operating budget totals about $236 million and calls ...
