Work is set to get underway soon on $4.8 million worth of summer road projects in Lawrence, including some that will affect areas near downtown and the University of Kansas campus. The first projects in the city's annual street maintenance program, which includes curb and gutter maintenance ...
Questions are still mounting more than a week after Lawrence city leaders agreed to pay more than $100,000 to the outgoing police chief, despite no contractual obligation to do so. The Lawrence City Commission on May 19 approved an agreement to pay outgoing Lawrence Police Chief Gregory Burns ...
Planning commissioners have deferred their decision on various zoning and other changes that would allow for a new shopping center and apartment complex just south of the South Lawrence Trafficway. As part of its meeting Wednesday evening, the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning ...
The Lawrence City Band concerts that usually take place every summer in South Park have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The city band has played its weekly summer concert series since the early days of the city, and band leaders said it was a hard decision to cancel the ...
The City of Lawrence will receive a $3.7 million federal grant to purchase low-emission buses, Sen. Jerry Moran's office announced Wednesday. The city and the University of Kansas coordinate their bus service. The Federal Transit Authority grant will go toward acquiring low-emission buses and ...
It could have been worse. It is a phrase I utter every time I leave a homemade haircut with both ears, and it also may echo in the city’s finance department after Lawrence leaders received their first sales tax check that has been slashed by the pandemic. The city’s May sales tax ...
The City of Lawrence has again extended the deadline for those who want to make or arrange their own sidewalk repairs. The city previously extended the deadline to file self-repaired hazards from April 30 to May 31, and will now extend it another month until June 30, according to a city news ...
Updated at 12:54 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 As businesses across the city begin to open their doors, the City of Lawrence recreation centers and outdoor pools will remain closed to public. Those facilities are allowed to open with restrictions under state health guidelines, but as city leaders keep ...
With City of Lawrence recreation centers closed, some fitness instructors took their workouts online, giving residents the chance to try everything from yoga to taekwondo from their living rooms. More than 30 workouts have been posted on the city’s YouTube channel for anyone to access, ...
City leaders, staff and the public will soon be able to return to City Hall under the city’s new reopening plan, though not without added precautions related to the coronavirus pandemic. The City of Lawrence released its reopening plan earlier this week, and on Friday it revised dates on ...
In a friendly competition involving the U.S. Census between the cities of Lawrence and Manhattan, Lawrence has come out on top. Last month, Lawrence Mayor Jennifer Ananda accepted a challenge from the mayor of Manhattan for the two cities to compete for the highest self-response rate — ...
The Lawrence outdoor pool will remain closed for the summer under the city’s phased reopening plan for parks and recreation facilities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the city’s plan, the Outdoor Aquatic Center, 727 Kentucky St., and the South Park wading pool will remain closed ...
City of Lawrence staff offered no new information Tuesday night and there was no discussion before the Lawrence City Commission unanimously authorized a separation agreement with the chief of police that could reach close to $127,000. Outgoing Lawrence Police Chief Gregory Burns Jr. was not ...
City leaders are allowing for more flexibility on what types of businesses can sell alcohol, at least temporarily. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to approve several changes to the city's development code that allow more businesses in downtown and ...
City leaders have approved a request to rezone a University of Kansas property to allow for apartments to be built, but they want neighbors’ concerns about traffic to be addressed as the project moves forward. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 4-1, with ...
Updated at 2:32 p.m. Monday City leaders will soon consider rezoning a University of Kansas property to allow for apartments to be built, a move some neighbors say is not appropriate. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider a request from KU to rezone the ...
Updated at 4:31 p.m. Monday: Lawrence Police Chief Gregory Burns Jr. is stepping down from his position, the city announced Monday, just a few months after most members of the police union voted that they did not have confidence in his ability to lead the department. Burns’ employment with ...
With revenue projections predicting multimillion-dollar losses, city leaders are facing tough budget choices, including potential city service reductions, staff layoffs and pay cuts. The City Commission recently received updated 2020 revenue projections to account for the pandemic and ...
City leaders will soon decide whether to make the rules for what types of businesses can sell alcohol more flexible, at least temporarily. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider several changes to city development code that would allow more businesses in ...
Lawrence Parks and Recreation facilities won't be reopening from their pandemic-induced shutdown on the previously scheduled date of May 18, the city said Friday in a news release. The city’s Parks and Recreation department originally closed its facilities in March by order of the ...