The City of Lawrence announced it is accepting ideas for capital improvement projects from the public as part of developing its five-year Capital Improvement Plan. The Capital Improvement Plan acts as a blueprint for sustaining and improving community infrastructure. The CIP contains specific ...

Before Lawrence city leaders approved a $3.15 million funding agreement with the Lawrence Community Shelter on Tuesday, Mayor Brad Finkeldei thought back to what this meeting would have looked like a few years ago. There was a time, he said, when “we would put the LCS contract on the agenda ...

When Lawrence's parks and rec advisory board learned how many people had signed up for rec center memberships after the city's first week of charging for access, there were actually gasps of surprise. On Monday, interim parks and rec Director Lindsay Hart told the Parks, Recreation and ...

One potential site is standing out to the Lawrence Farmers Market as it studies the possibilities for a permanent home: South Park. At its meeting Monday night, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board heard that the park just south of 11th Street got the most positive feedback in a recent ...

Here’s how affordable housing grants currently work in Lawrence, in a nutshell: In the fall, developers say what projects they want to build. The city picks some it wants to fund. And it gives them sales tax money in the form of a grant. It’s a familiar process for the city and its ...

Lawrence city commissioners next week will consider a $3.15 million funding agreement with the Lawrence Community Shelter to provide emergency sheltering and other services for the homeless. The agreement the commission will vote on Tuesday is similar to the one from 2025, though it's smaller ...