Planning commissioners have some of the same concerns as city leaders regarding certain Airbnb rental properties, queuing up a discussion of potential changes to the city’s recently established short-term-rental regulations.
Last month, Lawrence city commissioners hit pause on the consideration of permits for some Airbnb rental properties to ask major questions about how the properties should be regulated. ...
The ongoing project to widen a portion of 23rd Street has the city at odds with a homeowner along the roadway.
The city is widening 23rd Street between Louisiana and Massachusetts streets to install a center turn lane, requiring the city to acquire easements from several property owners, including the owner of a home at 23rd and Vermont streets who has since filed a lawsuit against the city. The project ...
Story updated at 4:03 p.m. Monday
The current city manager of Clayton, Mo., will soon take over as Lawrence’s top nonelected official.
At a special meeting Monday, the Lawrence City Commission announced that Craig Owens had been selected as the city’s next city manager. Reading a prepared statement, Mayor Lisa Larsen said that the commission was impressed with Owens’ 25 years of progressive experience in ...
With thousands of Lawrence residents struggling to pay their housing costs, a community charitable foundation says it's time for more people to help fix the problem.
The Douglas County Community Foundation will soon be holding public meetings to start conversations and encourage collaboration among nonprofits, businesses, governments, universities and philanthropists to address the city’s shortage of ...
The city’s historic preservation board has voiced its approval of the first phase of the North Lawrence Riverfront Development project, which includes a five-story building that will stretch along North Second Street.
As part of its meeting Thursday, the city’s Historic Resources Commission voted unanimously to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project. The commission’s vote came after ...
The city’s recently completed $74 million sewage treatment plant has clogged, requiring the city to haul sludge to another plant in order to temporarily clear the plant's basins and make repairs. Though the plant is fully operational again, city staff says it's continuing to investigate what caused the clog.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission received a report on a payment of ...
