Lawrence leaders on Tuesday took one of the next steps necessary in adopting the 2024 budget, voting unanimously to potentially levy a property tax rate that would exceed the amount of property tax revenue the city collected last year.
The Lawrence City Commission conducted a hearing to consider going beyond the tax rate known by state statute as the “revenue neutral rate” at its meeting on Tuesday. When ...
A lawsuit arguing that changes to the City of Lawrence’s nondiscrimination ordinance, which now prohibits landlords from refusing to accept rental applications based on source of income, are unconstitutional is set to continue following a ruling Monday in Douglas County District Court.
Along with preventing landlords from refusing applications from tenants who receive rental assistance such as Section 8 ...
City leaders this week will take the next steps in approving the 2024 budget, including making a final decision on whether to impose a property tax rate that exceeds the rate that would keep tax revenues steady compared to a year ago.
At Tuesday’s Lawrence City Commission meeting, commissioners will conduct a pair of hearings related to the proposed budget, one of which is to consider exceeding that steady ...
Though the city that many locals might argue deserves the title of barbecue capital of the United States is just a few miles down the road, people in Lawrence soon won’t even have to travel that far to get their fix thanks to one event taking place in Douglas County before summer’s end.
Baldwin City for five years has hosted the annual Smoke on the Bricks barbecue contest, and the 2023 edition is taking ...
It’s been more than nine months since Lawrence leaders asked for a plan to align the city’s volunteer boards and commissions with the goals laid out in the city's strategic plan. Now, the committee formed to complete that work is poised to make recommendations that include combining some existing boards and commissions — and dissolving others entirely.
The proposed recommendations from the city’s ...
Updated at 4:20 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17
Although Thursday was the first full day of school for students in the Lawrence school district, there were some notable absences outside school buildings across the city.
That’s because there were still more than half a dozen vacant crossing guard positions that the City of Lawrence was working to fill.
A spokesperson with the city, Cori Wallace, confirmed to the ...
