TOPEKA — Lawrence developer Thomas Fritzel and his bookkeeper are tentatively set to go on trial in January 2020 on charges that they conspired to defraud the City of Lawrence of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Fritzel and the bookkeeper, Keela Lam, are charged with scheming to use a special tax district set up for Lawrence’s Oread hotel to collect more than $400,000 in fraudulent tax refunds from the ...
The Lawrence Contractor Licensing Board voted unanimously to deny the city’s request to suspend the local license of Lawrence developer Thomas Fritzel’s construction company. The city recently filed a complaint with the board against DFC Company and recommended that the board temporarily suspend the company’s license because of pending federal charges of improperly disposing of asbestos and repeatedly ...
Those waiting for the Jayhawk Club golf course to fully reopen will need to wait a little longer but should expect to see major changes once the greens are ready for play. The Journal-World reported in February 2017 that the whole course would reopen by summer 2017 after re-sodding and reseeding. Significant portions of the course still remain closed, but those involved with the project say the delay is due ...
The Lawrence City Commission will hire a professional firm and conduct a nationwide search to replace outgoing City Manager Tom Markus. At a special meeting Tuesday, the commission voted unanimously to direct city staff to prepare a request for proposals seeking a firm to do a nationwide search for the city’s next top administrator. The commission is in charge of selecting a city manager, and commissioners ...
Though Jayhawks and Tar Heels aren’t typically thought of as allies, the cities of Lawrence and Chapel Hill, N.C., are teaming up this week. A group of 80 people, including Chapel Hill elected officials, business owners, nonprofit directors and university officials, arrived in Lawrence on Sunday for a three-day visit during which they hope to learn from local leaders. And so far, Chapel Hill leaders are ...
Lawrence city commissioners will soon consider a measure that would raise the age to purchase tobacco products in the city from 18 to 21. Both the Lawrence school district and the Douglas County Commission have voiced support for the Tobacco 21 initiative, which would ban the sale of all tobacco-related products, including electronic cigarettes and vaping devices used to inhale nicotine, for those under 21. ...