Lawrence’s annual inventory of available residential lots does not bear good news, with the city now calculating that it will be completely out of developable land in only about three years.
That represents a notable decrease from the previous year, impacting the city’s affordable housing efforts as well as policy discussions regarding development and expansion of the city’s boundaries. The city ...
Recently completed counts show that enrollment in the Lawrence school district has held steady from last school year to this school year.
According to the district’s enrollment report, which is completed on Sept. 20 of each year, total enrollment in the district dropped by one student from last school year to this school year, from 10,975 to 10,974 students. The count represents a departure from trends in ...
The Lawrence school district currently has 85 classified staff vacancies, and the union representing classified employees says the district needs to take immediate action to address understaffing that is directly affecting students.
A couple dozen members of the union representing classified staff, Personnel Association of Lawrence-Communication Workers of America (PAL-CWA), participated in the Lawrence High ...
In a reversal from their previous direction, city leaders have pulled back on the idea of limiting general public comment as a way to make their meetings more efficient, but continue to support adding more specific decorum rules.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission continued its conversation about a potential 30-minute limit on general public comment, updated decorum rules, and changes ...
The Lawrence Police Department is creating a new domestic violence response team that aims to better investigate those incidents and do more to protect victims.
The police department provided information about the response team as part of the Lawrence City Commission’s meeting Tuesday evening. Referencing the homicide of a woman earlier this year, allegedly by her husband, Lawrence police Chief Rich Lockhart ...
City leaders indicated Tuesday that they were supportive of a water and sewer rate proposal that would increase rates by 8.75% next year, 10.25% in 2024 and 11% in 2025.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission provided city staff direction on the rate proposal, which has been revised since it was first presented last month, so city staff can prepare utility rate ordinances that will be ...
