The question of just how many duplexes are allowed on one lot under Lawrence’s city code was front and center as the two-day bench trial for a church’s lawsuit against the City of Lawrence began Wednesday morning.
As the Journal-World has reported, First Presbyterian Church is suing the city and Dallas-based Fountain Residential Partners to halt a project that would combine two lots at 2300 Crestline Drive ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health on Wednesday announced that it’s updating its guidance around respiratory viruses to align with new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released earlier this month.
On March 1, the CDC updated its guidance for respiratory viruses like COVID-19, influenza and RSV. Previously, the CDC recommended that individuals who test positive for COVID isolate ...
A $1.6 million remodeling project for the Douglas County Treasurer’s Satellite Office could move forward this week.
At Wednesday’s Douglas County Commission meeting, county leaders will consider authorizing Douglas County Administrator Sarah Plinsky to enter into a $1,256,000 construction contract with Icon Structures Inc. for the project. They’ll also consider approving a total project budget of just ...
A large group of Lawrence Community Shelter workers came to Tuesday’s Lawrence City Commission meeting to demand additional city funding to support wage increases.
As the Journal-World has reported, the shelter’s workers unionized in October 2023 and a couple of months later publicly announced their bargaining demands, including that they be paid $30 an hour — about an 85% pay raise over the current ...
All eight of the rezoning requests for a sprawling development project located partially in the Wakarusa River floodplain along the South Lawrence Trafficway earned a stamp of approval from Lawrence city leaders Tuesday night — including six that needed a supermajority to advance.
At Tuesday’s Lawrence City Commission meeting, commissioners approved those six requests for the New Boston Crossing project all ...
Eight rezoning requests for a sprawling development project along the South Lawrence Trafficway are up for consideration at this week’s Lawrence City Commission meeting, but they'll need more affirmative votes than usual to earn approval.
On Tuesday, Lawrence leaders will consider the requests, which are all related to the New Boston Crossing project looking to add hundreds of homes and tens of thousands of ...
