City leaders will soon consider approving increases to city solid waste collection rates, including a 3% increase for residential customers, a 6% increase for dumpster rentals, and a 10% increase for downtown trash collection.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider adopting the proposed rate increases for residential, downtown and multiple commercial and rental services for ...
Though a sharp rise in the number of students qualifying for free school meals will mean a few million dollars more in funding for the Lawrence school district, district leaders expressed concern about seeing such a significant rise in poverty.
As part of its meeting Monday, the board reviewed the district’s recent enrollment counts and potential outcomes for the 2023-2024 budget based on those counts. That ...
The most recent infill development project to go through City Hall will likely not be the last to raise protests from neighbors, and commissioners on both sides of the vote hope the city’s development code update, which began recently, will result in a better process in the future.
Last month, a request to increase the density of a 3.4-acre parcel of land at 1100 Kasold Drive to allow for duplexes to be ...
The Lawrence school board will soon get its first look at some of the numbers that will go into determining what next school year’s budget looks like. And while multiple variables are still undetermined, steady enrollment means the district is not likely to face the shortfalls related to enrollment declines that it did going into this school year.
As part of its meeting Monday, the board will review the ...
With more than 100 short-term rentals now licensed in Lawrence, city code enforcement believes its tactics are working for identifying people renting properties by the night without the required license.
After falling amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of short-term rental listings in Lawrence is on the rise again, with a little more than 150 properties listed on the popular site Airbnb. Code Enforcement ...
The Lawrence school district is conducting a community survey to help inform the district’s budget decisions.
The Futures Planning Committee, which is tasked with coming up with budget and potential school closure recommendations for further discussion by the school board, will use the survey responses to inform its recommendation. The board will make the ultimate decision about budget reductions.
The ...
