When it comes to addressing Lawrence’s shortage of affordable homes, recently compiled survey results indicate that Lawrence residents are open to smaller options. Last year, the city hired BBC Research & Consulting to complete a housing market analysis, which also included a survey of residents about their housing circumstances and what kinds of housing they would like to see. BBC Managing Director ...
As part of its meeting Tuesday, city leaders will review the recently completed housing study that details housing issues for different income and demographic groups. The study, completed by BBC Research & Consulting, includes an analysis of the housing and rental market in Lawrence. It was presented to the Affordable Housing Advisory Board on Monday. One finding was that lower-priced starter homes are in ...
Republican gubernatorial nominee Kris Kobach’s vision for undocumented immigrants in Kansas includes databases, higher tuition costs and punishments for “sanctuary” cities that don’t help with deportations. But some say Kobach’s tactics to discourage illegal immigration are not only unnecessary, but potentially harmful. Kobach, who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump, has made illegal ...
As construction crews work to reconstruct several blocks of East Ninth Street, relics of the city’s past are being unearthed. The city began reconstruction of the road, sidewalks and storm sewer lines on East Ninth Street in July, and so far crews have uncovered approximately 400,000 historic bricks that used to make up the roadway, Project Engineer Jonathan Marburger said in an email to the Journal-World. ...
Story updated at 2:45 p.m., Sept. 6 The City of Lawrence is seeking to strip the construction company of Lawrence developer Thomas Fritzel of its local license because of pending federal charges of improperly disposing of asbestos and repeatedly violating the city’s contractor licensing regulations. The city recently filed a complaint with the Lawrence Contractor Licensing Board against DFC Company, Fritzel ...
Lawrence city commissioners briefly discussed whether they should have any input on the Lawrence police department policy for body cameras, but whether they will remains unclear. During the Lawrence City Commission meeting Tuesday, Commissioner Leslie Soden questioned why the governing body was not scheduled to review the policy for the police department’s use of body cameras. Soden noted that the commission ...