Candidates vying for a seat on the Lawrence City Commission addressed members of the local chamber of commerce on Wednesday, fielding questions on such topics as expanding the city’s boundaries and attracting new businesses.
Five of the six candidates — incumbents Brad Finkeldei and Courtney Shipley, former commissioner Mike Dever, and newcomers Dustin Stumblingbear and Justine Burton — participated in ...
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the second draft of its revised regulations for wind energy projects later this month, and a number of community meetings will take place before then to help educate the public.
The process of revising the rules to better align with the new standards for solar projects approved by Douglas County leaders in May 2022 has been underway ...
The Lawrence City Commission made a proclamation honoring Lawrence native Robby Steinhardt, one of the founding members of the band Kansas, at its meeting on Tuesday.
Steinhardt, who graduated from Lawrence High School in 1968 and attended the University of Kansas, died in 2021. He was buried in Lawrence at Pioneer Cemetery and, in 2022, the Robby Steinhardt Foundation was created in his honor to promote ...
A lawsuit filed against the City of Lawrence by a group of landlords over changes to the city’s nondiscrimination ordinance will go to trial in the first half of 2024, according to court records.
At a case management conference at the end of September, Judge Mark Simpson set May 1, 2024, as the start date for the trial.
As the Journal-World has reported, the Landlords of Lawrence organization filed a civil ...
Lawrence leaders on Tuesday approved a change to the city’s code that will make it easier to add housing density — a revision in the standards for developing detached dwelling units.
The Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously at its meeting on Tuesday to approve a text amendment to the city’s Land Development Code that makes it so all the city’s zoning district types are subject to the same ...
Lawrence leaders this week will decide whether to approve a change to the city’s code that could pave the way for more infill development without running afoul of current zoning requirements.
At this week’s Lawrence City Commission meeting, commissioners will consider approving a text amendment to the city’s Land Development Code that revises the standards for developing two detached dwelling units ...
