It was a spring afternoon in June 2012, and Lawrence City Manager David Corliss was spinning a tale before city commissioners. It is a common one in city halls: If you want to follow the growth of a city, follow the sewers. Hey, no one ever said City Hall tales are sexy. But, they are often ...
City leaders could soon take another step toward building a new fire station in the northwest corner of Lawrence. On its meeting agenda for Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will get an update on the plans for the new Fire Station 6 and will consider starting the process of finding a ...
The Journal-World has spent months examining financial records and speaking to city officials to better understand why rates for water and sewer service have been increasing, on average, by more than 9% per year since 2022. Read the entire three-part series by clicking the links below. — ...
In the world of water and sewer utilities, what you can’t see often rules the day — miles and miles of pipes beneath the ground. Those pipes, some more than a century old, are the most frequent exhibit city officials point to when residents question why water and sewer bills in Lawrence ...
A new Lawrence Affordable Housing Study finds that over half of renters and many homebuyers cannot afford current prices, as housing construction lags well below pre-pandemic levels. The city has been working on a new Affordable Housing Study to update its understanding of the local housing ...
If it becomes law, a bill that lets voters block local governments’ property tax increases will probably do a lot of other things behind the scenes, too. And Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew is trying to figure out what. It could throw a wrench into cities’ and counties’ planning. It ...