Right after a parade of department heads presented their 2027 budget plans to the City Commission, Acting City Manager Casey Toomay told commissioners the budget was “more than just a collection of numbers.” Instead, she said, it was a collection of priorities. And among the top ...
Every time someone is arrested on a municipal offense and stays in the Douglas County Jail for more than four hours, the Lawrence Police Department is billed $287 a day. In 2027 that bill will be $301 a day. "The impact on our budget has been significant," Lawrence Police Chief Rich Lockhart ...
Lawrence organizers are asking for input on how the city can keep up with its renewable energy goals. The Climate and Energy Project, Kansas Chapter of Sierra Club and League of Women Voters of Lawrence-Douglas County will host a panel discussion Tuesday night at the Lawrence Public Library, ...
Halfway through 2026, a couple of construction projects on Lawrence roads are getting ready to begin, and one that's closed Ninth Street to traffic for months is going to wrap up soon. The projects about to start include maintenance on the north end of Iowa Street and a reconfiguration of ...
As the City of Lawrence, the school district and their partners work to update their Safe Routes to School program for 2026, they're reporting lower levels of students walking or biking to most schools in fall 2025 than in past years. The city is currently in the process of updating the bike ...
Traffic will be affected near Watson Park starting next week as the city installs a new tunnel as part of its stormwater improvements. The tunnel is intended to reroute an existing storm sewer that runs underneath the Outdoor Aquatic Center. As the Journal-World has reported, the city ...