U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall was in Lawrence Friday, and he spent his visit learning more about Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center.
Bert Nash CEO Patrick Schmitz gave Marshall a tour of the center’s clinic space at 200 Maine St., and the two also spoke about Bert Nash’s services.
Marshall, who is a physician, recently co-sponsored bipartisan legislation with Sen. Bernie Sanders that proposes more than ...
As a steering committee works to develop new rules for how Lawrence should grow, one of the big questions the group has for the public is how much parking space new developments should have to provide.
More specifically, the Land Development Code Steering Committee decided at its meeting on Thursday that it wants to see what members of the public think about eliminating minimum and maximum parking requirements ...
The City of Lawrence has launched an online form to report new homeless campsites around the city, which was first announced at Tuesday’s Lawrence City Commission meeting.
According to a release from the city, the form is intended to be used by community members who are “aware of a person who is currently camping and may need shelter.” The form asks respondents to provide the closest available address to ...
Depending on what action Lawrence leaders take in early November, the Lawrence Public Library may soon have more ability to address behavioral problems on the grassy lawn next to the building.
The Lawrence Public Library Board of Trustees took a step toward that goal on Monday, when it voted to approve a draft lease agreement with the City of Lawrence for the outdoor space at 707 Vermont St. The agreement would ...
The City of Lawrence is conducting a study to develop new multimodal infrastructure along a stretch of Massachusetts Street, and it’s asking for community input on goals and priorities for any future improvements.
Multimodal transportation infrastructure accounts for all types of transportation — like walking, biking, driving and riding public transit — rather than just one type.
The city is hosting an ...
City of Lawrence staff says it's launched new efforts to encourage people camping in public spaces to relocate to the Lawrence Community Shelter or the city-run support camp in North Lawrence, and it plans to give residents new ways to report unsanctioned camps, as well.
That's what the Lawrence City Commission heard in a presentation from Assistant City Manager Brandon McGuire at this week's commission ...
