Lawrence city leaders have delayed approving the annual city funding for the Lawrence Community Shelter, asking first for a more detailed funding agreement.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to approve the 2022 funding allocations for its new Homeless and Housing Initiatives division, with the exception of a $290,000 funding agreement for the shelter. The shelter ...
Lawrence city leaders will soon consider revisions to the city’s relatively new method for prioritizing the infrastructure projects and other capital expenses that make up a significant portion of the city’s budget.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the commission will consider revisions to the prioritization method for the city’s Capital Improvement Plan that scores one-time projects and purchases. The ...
Story updated at 10:35 p.m. Monday:
Lawrence school board members said they are not interested in closing schools in the next school year to address the district’s multimillion-dollar budget shortfall.
The board discussed three proposed budget-reduction packages as part of its meeting Monday at the district offices, as well as a recently completed equity analysis regarding those proposals. None of the board ...
As the Lawrence school board prepares to begin discussions about possible school closures, the Journal-World sought to clarify or add detail to some of the key questions surrounding the district’s budget shortfall and the proposed budget cuts.
The following guide includes details about the budget deficit and targets for potential budget cuts; clarifications about the amount of money the proposed school ...
Story updated at 7:55 p.m. Friday:
Lawrence school district administrators have acknowledged that they overestimated the cost savings associated with a proposed school closing scenario by more than $1 million.
On Thursday evening, the district acknowledged errors had been made in the cost savings estimates recently presented to the public, and it issued corrected estimates on Friday. After the corrections, the ...
The Lawrence school district has created three potential budget reduction packages aimed at addressing the district’s multimillion-dollar budget shortfall, one of which, based on public input, does not include any school closures.
The three options will be presented to the Lawrence school board for discussion on Monday, along with the results of an equity analysis of each option. The three options — one ...
