While their opinions differ on how Lawrence should choose its mayor, city commissioners think there should be much more discussion before they ask voters about it.
On Tuesday, commissioners discussed the idea of a future ballot question on whether Lawrence residents should directly elect the mayor. Under the current system, voters don't choose the mayor directly; instead, the five-member City Commission chooses ...
City Commissioner Kristine Polian, who’s worked for two decades in municipal governments, knows “audit” isn’t a pleasant word to hear.
“Audit, and add ‘forensic’ to it, forensic audit, it’s a four-letter word for most people,” she told the Journal-World on Wednesday.
She’s calling her proposal for a forensic audit of 15 major city projects a “stewardship initiative” instead, and she ...
On a night full of facts and figures about the future of affordable housing in Lawrence, Mayor Brad Finkeldei mentioned a specific one leaders will soon be thinking about: $4 million.
That’s how much assistance the University of Kansas has pledged to the city for future affordable housing projects. And two things the commission discussed on Tuesday night – a new incentive policy and a housing study – ...
Kansas ballots this year will be full of contests for county commissions, the Legislature and statewide offices. But in August, voters will have to decide whether they want another kind of contest on the ballot in the future: contested elections for Supreme Court seats.
On the Aug. 4 primary ballot is a question that, if voters approve it, would change the way justices are selected for the Kansas Supreme Court. ...
Construction work along Bob Billings Parkway is about to tear out what makes Hidden Valley Camp so hidden – more than a thousand feet of mature trees and other vegetation on its south side.
The reconstruction of Bob Billings and the installation of a new bicycle and pedestrian path alongside it will require the majority of the vegetation along the secluded camp’s 2,000-foot southern property line to be ...
The idea of changing Lawrence's mayor to a directly elected position is expected to get some discussion on Tuesday at City Hall.
One of the items on the City Commission's agenda for next week is a presentation from the Lawrence Chamber about a potential ballot question on how the city's mayor should be chosen. The question would ask whether Lawrence's mayor should be elected directly, instead of chosen by the ...
