Fines for some traffic offenses in Lawrence will be going up next year, in a move that Municipal Court staff says puts the city in line with other communities in the region. On Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 5-0 in favor of the new fine schedule, which was originally on the ...
The community is invited to an event for sharing ideas that will help shape the future of North Lawrence. The feedback from the event will contribute to the North Lawrence Comprehensive Corridor Study, an initiative analyzing land use, economic development, infrastructure and transportation ...
Tiny homes, tenant education, senior apartments and a handful of other projects are all seeking money from the city's affordable housing trust in 2026, and an advisory board next week will start the process of figuring out what to fund. The Affordable Housing Trust Fund is supported by a local ...
Lawrence city commissioners next week will weigh in on a proposed policy that would set guidelines for how affordable housing incentives are issued. The commission won't be voting on the more than 50-page Affordable Housing Incentive Policy next week, but it will hear a presentation on it and ...
Story updated at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7: Lawrence City Manager Craig Owens will be leaving his job with the city in May of 2026, the city announced in a news release Friday morning. Owens was hired in 2019 after the previous city manager, Tom Markus, retired. The news release did not ...
City staff is recommending an increase in fines for traffic infractions and speeding for the first time in more than a decade, and the Lawrence City Commission will be considering it at its meeting on Tuesday. A report in the commission's meeting agenda from Municipal Court Administrator Vicki ...