Lawrence City Commissioners will consider approving increases to the water and wastewater rates by 7.9% over the next three years. The commissioners will receive a presentation from the Municipal Services and Operations department Tuesday night that would set those utility rates for 2026, ...

The Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization is hosting a second open house regarding updates to the Lawrence Bike Plan. The open house will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m on Sept. 30 at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. The first open house was in April. The Lawrence ...

When you turn on your tap for water in Lawrence, you expect water to come out. That’s the biggest focus for Steven Craig, a water treatment division manager with the City of Lawrence’s Municipal Services and Operations department, and the others who work at the Clinton Lake Water Treatment ...

Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will vote on the city's final 2026 budget — and on whether to raise the property tax rate to reduce the impact of cuts to public safety, parks and recreation and other areas. As the Journal-World has reported, discussions about the budget have gone on ...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for new multipurpose sports fields at the Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St., is scheduled next week, the City of Lawrence announced on Thursday. The Youth Sports Complex has undergone a $3.6 million renovation project to transform nine youth soccer fields into ...

The City of Lawrence will add two new programs that aim to streamline the building inspection process for contractors and residents in the city. The two tools, which the city announced in a press release Wednesday, are called Video Recorded Inspections and SelecTXT. The Video Recorded ...