City leaders will soon continue their discussion about a policy that generally requires property owners to pay for repairs to sidewalks bordering their homes and businesses unless their income qualifies them for city assistance.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will receive information about how other municipalities handle sidewalk repair, expansion of the city’s repair assistance ...
Five community members have been appointed to a new work group that will consider changes to the city's police review board and how to improve oversight of complaints.
Each of the five city commissioners appointed one community member to the work group, and the commission as a whole approved all the appointments as part of its meeting this week. The five community members will make up part of the 12-member ...
As city leaders heard about a study of racial disparities in traffic stops in Douglas County, the Lawrence police chief said that one officer who "was engaged in bias-based policing" was no longer employed by the department.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission received a presentation on a study of traffic and pedestrian stops in Douglas County. The study showed disparities in the ...
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With a majority of city commissioners expressing support, it is becoming more likely that Lawrence voters in November will decide whether the city’s mayor ought to be directly elected by the people.
But Lawrence city commissioners at their Tuesday evening meeting weren’t sure if they wanted voters to decide whether city commissioners should come from geographic ...
Lawrence city leaders say they see a need for some level of utility rate increases, but exactly how much residents’ utility bills will go up is still up for debate.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission provided city staff direction on a proposal to increase water and sewer rates by 8.75% in 2023, 10.5% in 2024, and 12% in 2025. If approved, the bill of a typical utility customer using ...
Lawrence city leaders will soon consider putting changes to the city’s form of government on the ballot.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider a resolution to put the question of whether the city should transition to a system with a directly elected mayor and a six-member commission elected by districts on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. All terms would also be ...
