Douglas County leaders have approved a budget increase for the county’s mental health crisis center to account for unforeseen design changes and material cost increases.
As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission voted unanimously to approve an additional $250,000 in funding for the Treatment & Recovery Center, bringing the total project budget to about $10.68 million.
With a few ...
Douglas County officials say design adjustments and increases in material and other costs are driving up the price tag of the county’s mental health crisis center, necessitating an increase in the project’s budget.
As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission will consider approving an additional $250,000 in funding for the Treatment & Recovery Center, bringing the total project ...
A crowd filled Lawrence City Hall Tuesday to watch a historically diverse City Commission take their seats at the dais and elect the city’s new mayor.
Tuesday’s election of Mayor Courtney Shipley and the seating of newly elected commissioners, incumbent Lisa Larsen and newcomers Bart Littlejohn and Amber Sellers, marked a historic occasion. Hispanic, LGBTQ and Black commissioners took their seats together ...
After recently approving new subdivision regulations aimed at encouraging smarter growth, the City of Lawrence has received a request to add 100 acres to the city for a new residential development.
City of Lawrence and Douglas County leaders approved new regulations earlier this fall that prohibit new neighborhoods in rural areas near the city’s boundaries unless that land is ready to be added to the city. ...
The road that led incoming mayor Courtney Shipley to local politics was quite literally a road.
Shipley, who lives on Kasold Drive, said she first started going to public input meetings hosted by the city in 2015 amid the debate over the redesign of a section of Kasold Drive that runs directly in front of her house. The public meetings and debate about the road project went on for more than a year and led her ...
Story updated at 7:05 p.m. Friday:
Rich Lockhart has been hired as the new chief of the Lawrence Police Department, and he said his priorities would include understanding issues identified in a recent study of the department and mending relationships with the community.
Lawrence City Manager Craig Owens announced the hire on Friday, saying in a news release that the city was pleased to welcome ...
