City officials presented the first draft of new rules for grave decorations at the city’s cemeteries, which would allow plot owners more decoration options, including limited borders and ground cover. The Parks and Recreation Department oversees three cemeteries — Oak Hill, Maple Grove and Memorial Park — and already has rules regarding decorations, but those rules have not been strictly enforced. The ...
Downtown Lawrence’s old brick and stone buildings, some marked with names and dates from centuries past, are a call to the curious. And now, those wanting to know more about the storefronts, people and events that populated downtown’s historic buildings have an easy way to find out. A University of Kansas journalism class, with the assistance of historical researchers, has been compiling timelines of ...
Close to 150 downtown businesses have been charged incorrect trash rates, some for several years, but city leaders decided they would not retroactively bill or credit those customers, saying that even if the errors had not taken place, the rate structure would still have been flawed. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission received a report from MSW Consultants about the billing errors and ...
City leaders will soon take the first step in determining which property owners will be paying for the multimillion-dollar reconstruction of Queens Road. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will review three options for the formation of a benefit district for the project and will choose one of them to hold a public hearing on at a future meeting. The commission will also consider ...
Billing errors resulted in the city of Lawrence undercharging downtown businesses for trash collection by $180,000 per year, a consultant study has found. The city hired MSW Consultants to review the trash rates downtown and propose a new rate model. The City Commission will receive that report as part of its meeting Tuesday. City staff is asking the commission to determine what action should be taken regarding ...
City officials say grave decorations at the city’s cemeteries are getting out of hand, and the city is looking for public input about what it should do to manage the cemeteries’ appearance. The Parks and Recreation Department oversees three cemeteries — Oak Hill, Maple Grove and Memorial Park — and already has rules regarding decorations, including limits on the type and placement of decorations, but ...