The executive director of Downtown Lawrence Inc. is stepping down after close to a decade of leading the nonprofit organization dedicated to the success of downtown. Sally Zogry said she would leave the organization at the end of January, enabling her to remain in her position through the busy holiday season and to help with the transition of the new director. Zogry, who has been with DLI for 9.5 years, said ...
Lawrence Parks and Recreation officials have begun a review of the department’s budget as they prepare to draft possible scenarios for fee increases, including the possibility of creating new fees. In September, the Lawrence City Commission approved a $1.2 million increase in parks and recreation fees as part of its budget for 2023. Finance Director Jeremy Willmoth said at the time that the details of those ...
A nonprofit that helps local families experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless is expanding its services with the purchase of two houses, which the organization will use to launch a supportive housing program. With the help of donations, Family Promise of Lawrence recently purchased two houses that it will use to provide supportive housing for two families at a time, allowing them to lease the ...
As overnight temperatures drop into the teens, there is still no place for the up to 200 people who are living unsheltered in Lawrence to sleep that is fully protected from the elements. While the city is working to set up its emergency winter shelter, it is still in the process of hiring staff, and there are no plans to open the shelter ahead of the previously scheduled date of Dec. 1. Lawrence Community ...
A request for a change to city code from a business that has struggled to comply with the city’s limit on downtown alcohol sales sparked a larger conversation at City Hall on Tuesday. John Brown’s Underground, which since its opening in 2014 at 7 E. Seventh St. has on multiple occasions failed to meet the city’s requirement that it derive no more than 45% of its sales from alcohol, requested an amendment ...
City leaders have taken the first step in the potential creation of special taxing districts for a mixed-use development on the University of Kansas’ West Campus that will include research-related buildings, retail businesses, affordable and market-rate housing and a child care center. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 5-0 to establish a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district ...