Projects the city is planning for next year include a new multi-department operations headquarters, a segment of the Lawrence Loop trail and a bus-transfer hub.
At its work session Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will review and provide input on the city’s draft 2020-2024 Capital Improvement Plan. The plan includes about $62 million in projects and purchases for next year, which will be finalized as ...
Commissioner Matthew Herbert will not seek reelection, opening up the Lawrence City Commission to have at least two newcomers next year.
Herbert, who has a 7-year-old daughter, said his decision was mainly family-oriented. He said part of his consideration had to do with his recent career change to working full-time as a property manager, which he said has brought odd and unpredictable hours.
“My new ...
After years of debate, city leaders will soon consider selecting a site on Bob Billings Parkway for the location of a future bus-transfer hub.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider selecting the area along the south side of Bob Billings Parkway, between Crestline Drive and Iowa Street, as the final site for the Lawrence Transit Transfer Hub. The site would potentially serve ...
City leaders will soon consider controversial plans to build a five-story apartment and retail building near the southern entrance of downtown Lawrence.
The Hub at Lawrence would stretch the width of the block between Massachusetts and New Hampshire streets and include more than 550 bedrooms targeted to college students. Due primarily to the main building’s height and size, the city’s historic preservation ...
Local dogs can soon display their disc-catching skills for the public at South Park as part of the Skyhoundz Local Championship.
The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department is hosting the annual event May 11, and it will be free for spectators and dog-owner teams wishing to compete, according to a news release from the city. Dogs of all types and abilities may take part, including novice and veteran ...
Neighborhood leader and community board member Courtney Shipley has filed for election to the Lawrence City Commission.
Her entry into the race as the seventh candidate to file for three seats will trigger an August primary election.
Shipley, who is chair of the Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods, said that there are long-term plans in the works that require careful implementation, but that most immediately ...
