More layers of approvals, including multiple public hearings, would be required for data center developments in Lawrence under a proposed change to the city's land use code that the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission recommended on Monday. The Planning Commission voted 6-1, with ...
Rather than bypassing downtown's busiest streets by going along the railroad tracks and through the Riverfront Mall site, the Lawrence Loop trail might be routed down Seventh and New Hampshire streets. That's according to recommendations in a draft report from Trekk Design Group on how to ...
It seems imprudent for Lawrence to impose a two-year moratorium on data center development. It seems prudent that every city in America impose a two- year moratorium on data center development. I’m beginning to think my intelligence is artificial because I’m tending to believe both ...
Thursday’s ribbon cutting and open house for Lawrence’s Municipal Services and Operations campus wasn’t just the public’s first chance to visit the facility – it was Mayor Brad Finkeldei’s first time there, too. “I specifically chose not to come see it until this grand opening, ...
City Commissioner Mike Dever said he wasn’t exactly happy with Lawrence’s 2027 budget. He wasn’t happy that it would raise the property tax rate by about 1 1/2 mills. But he also said that without his vote, and with the commission evenly split between yes and no, there would be no ...
A business that manufactures complex piping and cooling systems for large buildings — everything from the big Panasonic plant in De Soto to AI data centers — officially opened its new facility Tuesday in Lawrence Venture Park. Leaders of U.S. Engineering Metalworks gathered with several ...