In a marathon meeting that included more than an hour of public comments, planning commissioners on Wednesday took a step requested by the developers of the New Boston Crossing project — but made it clear that there's still much to be figured out about the proposed development south of the South Lawrence Trafficway.
The developers requested a change to a land use map in the city-county comprehensive plan, ...
When guests walked into Thursday's food policy workshop at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, Emily Lysen of the Lawrence Farmers Market greeted each one and reminded them that "everybody is a part of the food system."
And then, when everyone was seated, she got out a ball of pink yarn and began to illustrate that.
The crowd had all been asked to pick up lanyards labeled with different roles, such as growers, ...
A new type of zoning for “very high density” housing now is a step closer to being approved in Lawrence for the first time ever.
On Wednesday night, the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City Commission rezone four properties in the Oread neighborhood from their current zoning category of R-4, or high density residential, to R-5, or very high density ...
The taste of victory was sweet on Tuesday night for staff at the Clinton Water Treatment Plant as they accepted the trophy for the top tap water in the state of Kansas.
The city learned in September that the plant had won the best-tasting tap water award, which is given by the Kansas section of the American Water Works Association and the Kansas Water Environment Association. But it wasn't until Tuesday night's ...
Citing the “sacrifices” that the city has had to make in a difficult budget year, the Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday broke an impasse between the city and the fire medical union by siding with the city’s pay proposal.
The commission voted 3-1, with Commissioner Amber Sellers opposed and Commissioner Brad Finkeldei absent, to accept management’s proposal, which includes a 3% general wage increase ...
The City of Lawrence and the union that represents firefighters and other emergency personnel are at an impasse on wages, and the City Commission will be asked to resolve it at its meeting on Tuesday.
Last year, the city and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1596 came to a working agreement that would cover the years 2025 through 2027. But this year, they reopened it solely to discuss wages ...
