For city leaders, settling a lawsuit over the former Riverfront Mall building isn’t just about ending a legal fight – it’s also a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to do something new in downtown Lawrence. That’s what Vice Mayor Mike Courtney said Tuesday before city commissioners ...
Soon, Lawrence city commissioners will have new rules for how they hear from the public – and, Mayor Brad Finkeldei hopes, new standards for “how we want to interact with each other.” At its meeting on Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission unanimously approved a new meeting order that, ...
One of Lawrence’s longtime manufacturers, garage door company Amarr, will be getting some help from the city to purchase its building and keep operating in Lawrence. At its meeting on Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 4-0, with Commissioner Amber Sellers absent, to issue up to $35 ...
A utility and road construction project near 19th Street and Maple Lane is nearing completion, and the City of Lawrence expects 19th will reopen in the first week of June. The city posted Tuesday on social media about the final steps of the Maple Lane improvement project, which has been ...
City commissioners could soon be hearing public comments at the start of their meeting once a month, and they could also adopt a civility resolution that contains “standards of conduct” for the commission itself. At its meeting on Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider ...
As a step toward its expansion plans, longtime Lawrence garage door manufacturer Amarr wants to own its current facility instead of leasing it, and the city could give it an assist next week with Industrial Revenue Bonds. Amarr is asking the city to issue up to $35 million of the bonds to help ...