City leaders will soon consider a proposal for an apartment, retail and hotel project that would transform a portion of the riverfront near downtown Lawrence.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider approving the preliminary development plan for the North Lawrence Riverfront Development. If approved, the multiphase project would ultimately add several multistory buildings ...
Attorney and nonprofit board member Brad Finkeldei has filed for election to the Lawrence City Commission.
Finkeldei, a native of Wichita, graduated from the University of Kansas law school and has lived in Lawrence permanently since 2000. Finkeldei, 45, has served on the boards of various local organizations and the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission and said that he wants to take his ...
Lawrence city leaders will soon review changes to the city’s animal control ordinance, including a provision that would allow feral cat colonies.
The Lawrence Humane Society proposed changes to the ordinance that would allow for a “trap-neuter-release,” or TNR, program under which cats would be caught, neutered, vaccinated, and then returned to where they were collected and allowed to roam free. As part ...
Pay increases that consultants have recommended for city employees could cost the city an additional $2 million in 2020, but city officials say that doesn’t necessarily mean a property tax or utility rate increase will be required to fund the raises.
When asked about the prospect, Assistant City Manager Casey Toomay said the city is just beginning revenue and expense forecasting for next year’s budget, and ...
Though one claim against the City of Lawrence related to the controversial Queens Road taxing districts has been dismissed, the larger questions remain regarding whether the districts were improperly set up and whether the project could be temporarily halted so the case can be heard.
In Douglas County District Court Thursday, Judge Amy Hanley ruled on two aspects of the case, one in favor of the city and the ...
A Lawrence city commissioner took the unusual step of calling out a member of the public at Tuesday night's City Commission meeting after that person insulted commissioners and city staff and made unfounded accusations of criminal wrongdoing.
At the meeting, Lawrence resident Dan Dannenberg spoke during the public comment portion of the meeting. He touched on several topics related to the city's affordable ...
