Two former mayors, a former housing authority official and a longtime tech industry worker have advanced to the general election for the Lawrence City Commission after the primary election Tuesday. Tuesday's primary trimmed a field of 13 candidates for the two City Commission seats down to ...
The Lawrence City Commission at its meeting next week will consider a property tax abatement for a proposed senior housing development that would add affordable housing in west Lawrence. On Tuesday, the commission will hold a public hearing and consider whether to provide Resource Housing ...
Just a few days out from Tuesday's primary election in the Lawrence City Commission race, the Douglas County clerk says the current turnout for early voting is "fairly normal" for an off-year primary at around 2%. County Clerk Jamie Shew said that as of Friday morning, 734 people had cast ...
Two things Lawrence resident Gary Webber is a big supporter of are the Sunset Hill neighborhood and Lawrence Transit. Webber said he read an article two years ago about the Self Engineering Leadership Fellows Program, or SELF, at the University of Kansas, which created a design for a bus ...
As lawn-mowing season kicks into high gear, the City of Lawrence is urging residents to be mindful of how their yard work affects municipal storm drains and area waterways. In particular, the Municipal Services & Operations Department is reminding residents that grass clippings and other ...
Lawrence’s Environmental Sustainability Advisory Board plans to develop a proposal to create a local policy that would require some Lawrence property owners to collect and report their building's total energy use to the city each year. The board discussed during its meeting Thursday ...