City leaders will soon consider approving an increase to the city’s storm water rates, which together with previously approved utility rate increase will bring the average utility bill to $122 per month.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider adopting an ordinance to set the equivalent residential unit (ERU) for storm water drainage at $7.38, which is a $0.32 or 4.5% ...
When Scot arrived back to Lawrence after serving three years in prison, he didn’t expect he would still be looking for somewhere to live more than six months later. With the local homeless shelter full, initially he stayed with others or slept outside.
“I started just couch surfing, sleeping outside, sleeping in the parks,” he said. “This is still summertime at the time, and it was warm, so I could do ...
Lawrence city leaders will soon consider temporarily suspending a cap on alcohol sales that was put in place nearly 30 years ago to help preserve the retail character of downtown.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider adopting a resolution to temporarily suspend enforcement of the city’s cap on downtown alcohol sales, but only for buildings under a certain size. The ...
The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department is proposing a daily user fee for the city’s four recreation centers, which have traditionally been free to access.
The new entrance fee is part of a larger proposal that would increase nearly all of the department’s 1,500 fees by 10% to 30% and was presented to the Parks and Rec advisory board at its meeting this week. The department provided an example of a $2 ...
Lawrence school district administrators have developed a budget reduction package that calls for up to $9 million in cuts, including three school closures — two elementary schools and one middle school.
As part of its meeting Wednesday evening at district offices, the Futures Planning Committee received a scenario of potential budget cuts from district administration that would cut an estimated $7.15 ...
Story updated at 10:51 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13:
City leaders on Tuesday heard from 30 people who opposed the decision to close down a city-managed campsite for people experiencing homelessness, with many expressing frustration, outrage and sadness at the decision.
Among those who spoke to the Lawrence City Commission during public comment Tuesday was a resident of the camp named Zachary, who said he’d been in ...
