Mayor Bart Littlejohn signed a historic proclamation Thursday morning formally establishing Tocopilla, Chile, and Lawrence as sister cities with a focus on a commitment to transitioning away from fossil fuels.
The agreement between Lawrence and Tocopilla, a city of about 25,000 along the coast of northern Chile, was officially approved in March. The relationship was created in partnership with the U.S. ...
A plan to create an open alcohol consumption area on Massachusetts Street has been drawing mixed reactions — both from downtown Lawrence stakeholders and from Lawrence city commissioners.
At its meeting on Tuesday, the City Commission had its first in-depth conversation with city staff about the plans for the common consumption area, or CCA, and what the city has learned from outreach to downtown businesses. ...
City commissioners on Tuesday approved a maximum mill levy increase in line with the city manager's 2025 budget proposal — after a failed vote and some concerns about a plan that could leave the door open for an even higher tax hike.
The commission ultimately voted 3-2, with Vice Mayor Mike Dever and Commissioner Lisa Larsen opposed, to set the maximum at 36.807 mills, up from the 2024 rate of 33.207 mills. ...
Starting Monday, the City of Lawrence is welcoming a delegation of Chilean officials and U.S. Department of Energy representatives to celebrate the new sister city agreement between Lawrence and Tocopilla, Chile.
The sister city agreement between Lawrence and Tocopilla, a city of about 25,000 along the coast of northern Chile, was officially approved in March. The agreement was formed in partnership with the ...
When Google first selected Kansas City, Kansas, as the pilot city for its new high-speed internet service, Google Fiber, back in 2011, a lot of hype surrounded the novel development.
Thirteen years later, now that city commissioners have approved a local ordinance that gives Google Fiber the ability to come into Lawrence, the level of fanfare may not be quite as extraordinary, but Brian Thomas, the IT director ...
Last Tuesday, when dozens of current and former firefighters showed up at Lawrence City Hall, there was no accident, no smoke, nothing on fire. But was there an emergency?
If you ask the firefighters, there certainly was. They were at the Lawrence City Commission meeting because of a budget proposal that would reduce the number of firefighters on duty each day from 39 to 36 and cut the number of people required ...
