Planning Commissioners on Wednesday night approved one piece of the puzzle for the development of a Costco store in west Lawrence.
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a final plat for the Mercato 4th Addition — the commercial area south of Rock Chalk Park — where Costco wants to bring its store to Lawrence. With this approval, the final plat would include a new ...
Part of what brought Jan Decker to move to the southwestern edge of Lawrence was the nature preserve just past their backyard, where she and her husband could see deer and the grasses.
But this week, seemingly out of nowhere, she was seeing large trucks drive through the Kanza Southwind Nature Preserve.
“We did not have any idea of what was going on,” Decker told the Journal-World.
The Journal-World ...
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday pledged additional financial support to assist the development of an affordable housing project in East Lawrence’s Warehouse Arts District with one key contingency.
The commissioners voted unanimously to provide $80,000 for a fee waiver for the 9 Del Lofts II housing development at 716 E. Ninth St. — as long as the project adds back three more affordable units lost ...
After a lengthy discussion regarding the start of a membership fee plan for Lawrence’s recreation centers, the City Commission on Tuesday night voted against pausing the fee plan and using other funding options to keep the facilities free for next year.
Commissioners voted 3-2 against a pause with Vice Mayor Mike Courtney and Commissioner Kristine Polian voting to pause the fee plan; Mayor Brad Finkeldei, ...
Lawrence city leaders will consider approving the city’s outline of its legislative goals heading into 2026, which includes a request to prohibit transporting homeless people from other counties into Lawrence, supporting more programs to address housing shortages and policies that support local control on fiscal decisions.
The city adopts a Legislative Priority Statement each year before the Kansas State ...
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will discuss potential funding options to assist development of an affordable housing project in East Lawrence’s Warehouse Arts District.
Commissioners will consider a variety of funding ways to allow for the waiving of certain development fees totalling $80,000 for the 9 Del Lofts II affordable housing development at 716 E. Ninth St. The proposed development would ...
