A member of the Lawrence Douglas County Planning Commission announced Tuesday that he has filed for election to the City Commission. Gary Rexroad is the latest to announce his candidacy for a city seat. Rexroad, who said in a press release that he been retired for three years from Microsoft, ...
A bill in the Kansas Legislature that would limit state tax credits for affordable housing projects would "severely hinder” the city’s housing goals, officials in Lawrence said. The Kansas House of Representatives recently adopted House Bill 2119, which would discontinue the state’s ...
A downtown park where a boulder that's sacred to the Kaw Nation once stood now has new signs celebrating Indigenous history in Lawrence, and there's still talk of adding a more long-term monument there. Cori Wallace, a city spokesperson, said two educational panels were installed on Monday in ...
After a change that the City Commission made on Tuesday, Lawrence's new Land Development Code will be a bit more restrictive on how many unrelated people can live together in certain places — but not as restrictive as what planning leaders had advanced. At their meeting on Tuesday, city ...
City Commissioners will have a chance Tuesday night to review and approve the Parks, Recreation and Culture department’s master plan, which could serve as a roadmap for the next 10 years even as the department faces budget pressure. The master plan, crafted with the help of consultants over ...
Lawrence city commissioners will consider approving financial incentives for an affordable housing complex in East Lawrence that's being spearheaded by a longtime local developer. Developer Tony Krsnich’s Flint Hills Holding Group sent in an application to the city for Industrial Revenue ...