As Lawrence residents filled out the city’s recent citizen satisfaction survey, streets and utility infrastructure seemed to be on their minds, and many were not happy. Though a large majority of respondents to the city’s 2019 survey said they were satisfied with city services overall, ...
The City of Lawrence employs more than 800 people, all of whom will be getting paychecks regardless of whether they’ve been able to work their full hours or perform their usual duties. Though the coronavirus pandemic has led to the closure of city buildings, cancellation of recreational ...
Story updated at 8:47 p.m. Monday The local health department said Monday that it is basing its work on a model that shows the number of COVID-19 cases in Douglas County peaking in about 30 days with the potential for about 300 hospitalizations. Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health Director ...
Community agencies — including Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, LMH Health, Douglas County government and the City of Lawrence — will host a news briefing today about their unified response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release from the city. Lawrence-Douglas County ...
The coronavirus outbreak has caused local bus routes to reduce their service and some bus drivers have been asked to leave their jobs. To help control the spread of COVID-19, the University of Kansas canceled all in-person classes for the spring semester and suspended all nonessential ...
The Lawrence Public Library will remain closed through May 17 in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the library announced Friday. "As a thriving community hub for all ages, the library feels it is in everyone’s best interest to help flatten the curve and model safe social ...
Lawrence developer Thomas Fritzel has chosen not to appeal the city’s revocation of his contractor license following his recent felony convictions, and work on his most recent project has resumed under a new contractor. In February, the City of Lawrence revoked Fritzel’s license following ...
The City of Lawrence is offering increased visibility for downtown businesses that continue to offer products while observing social distancing and other restrictions put in place by health officials to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The local health department has prohibited public ...
The City of Lawrence has extended the closure of its recreation facilities and canceled all spring programming, public reservations and permitted events through May 17. The measure, announced Thursday in a news release, comes as local, state and national officials prepare for a long-term ...
The City of Lawrence has canceled various meetings this week to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, raising the question of how city business will be conducted during the pandemic. The City Commission held only a short meeting Tuesday, but it had previously deferred all of its regular ...
The City of Lawrence has closed its compost facility and postponed all upcoming sales and other events. The city said in a news release Thursday that it closed the facility in an ongoing effort to protect the health and safety of city employees and the Lawrence community. The facility will be ...
With some Lawrence businesses closing temporarily or seeing drastic reductions in customers because of the coronavirus pandemic, city leaders will soon need to manage how the potential drop in sales tax collections affects the city’s budget. City Manager Craig Owens told the Journal-World ...
Story last updated at 6:06 p.m. Wednesday After orders to close school facilities, Lawrence public school employees will continue to be paid through the end of the academic year, the district announced late Wednesday afternoon. But long-term plans are still being developed for some other area ...
The City of Lawrence will close all city buildings to the public, including City Hall, in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The city announced the closure at the Lawrence City Commission's meeting on Tuesday, which was held not long after the announcement of Douglas County’s first case ...
Lawrence has suspended enforcement of parking meters, lots and garages for at least two weeks, the city announced Tuesday. The change comes as many city services and downtown Lawrence businesses limit operations because of the spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19. The city said in a news ...
The Lawrence City Commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday will not include any regular agenda items in order to avoid a large gathering. The city announced in a news release late Monday that the meeting will only include the commission's consent agenda and an executive session. Last week, ...
Story updated at 6:01 p.m. Monday. Offices of local governments are encouraging residents to avoid conducting business in person. Some offices of the Douglas County government are remaining open as many other organizations are closing as a response to the coronavirus pandemic. But the ...
Story updated at 3:05 p.m. Monday All nonessential dockets in Lawrence Municipal Court have been canceled for the next two weeks, beginning immediately, the city announced Monday afternoon. Judge Scott Miller of the court, which handles city ordinance violations including traffic and parking ...
The city clerk has suspended the license of a Lawrence massage therapist who has been charged with a child sex crime, and a citizen advisory board must soon provide guidance on whether to uphold that suspension. Shawn Paul O’Brien, 48, was charged in February in Douglas County District ...
Story updated at 7:04 p.m. Friday Douglas County's health department said Friday afternoon that it will be closing local public and private schools, indoor parks and recreation facilities and public libraries for two weeks in response to the spread of the new coronavirus. Douglas County's ...