City leaders will soon provide input on the Lawrence Police Department’s policy for public cameras. As part of its work session Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will review the policy, which details how public cameras and camera footage will be monitored, stored and potentially released. It’s estimated that it will cost the city $108,000 for the cameras and the computer server expenses related to ...
Story updated at 4:25 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12: Discussions will soon begin regarding how much city of Lawrence and Douglas County taxpayers should pay for firefighting and emergency medical services. City officials have said the current funding agreement for Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical is unfair to city taxpayers. As part of their work session Tuesday, Lawrence city commissioners will review the funding ...
The portion of the Kansas River that borders downtown Lawrence is largely walled off from would-be visitors, but that could soon change if the city decides to move forward with a new river recreation and whitewater area. The city of Lawrence budgeted $2 million this year to repair the Kansas River dam and address erosion of the riverbank south of the dam. The city owns the land under Abe & Jake’s Landing ...
City leaders will soon consider whether more high-level city employees should have to live in Lawrence. At the Lawrence City Commission’s meeting this week, a resident said he was concerned that a number of administrative-level city employees live outside Lawrence, and he asked the city to consider requiring residency for more city positions. Lawrence resident John Blazek, who is a member of the Parks and ...
After 18 years of using the same company to operate its bus service, the City of Lawrence is having a new company take the wheel. At its meeting Tuesday, the commission voted unanimously to approve a new multimillion-dollar contract with First Transit Inc. beginning next year. The contract will cost more than the one offered by the city's current contractor, MV Transportation, but a committee tasked with ...
City leaders have approved a new ethics policy to replace a more general policy that was created in 1991. At its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to approve a revised ethics policy that now explicitly applies to all city employees, elected officials and appointed officials, which includes advisory board members, and provides more specific language regarding what constitutes an ...