WRITER: Bremen Keasey

Crews build temporary road through southwest Lawrence preserve for sewer project to surprise of some residents

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 ...

Commissioners pledge $80,000 to assist loft project in East Lawrence on condition it has more affordable units

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 ...

Split Lawrence City Commission votes to keep rec center fees, despite public opposition

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, ...

City's wish list for Legislature includes local control, law against organizations bringing homeless to Lawrence and more

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 ...

Commissioners to consider allocating $80,000 for proposed East Lawrence loft project to boost its standing for state tax credits

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 ...

Eudora, developer taking next step in creating Village Green along K-10

Development around Eudora has been a hot topic in the past few years, and this past week, the Eudora Commission helped pave the way to a future mixed-use development just north of Kansas Highway 10. On Monday, the Eudora Commission approved a sale agreement with Borchardt Development for the remaining six lots of the Nottingham Center, which previously housed the closed Nottingham school building and ...