Lawrence City Commission candidates will discuss housing – how it impacts everyone and how it is directly related to the risk of sexual violence. The candidate forum will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30, in the Dreher Family 4H Building at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2120 ...
In a marathon meeting that included more than an hour of public comments, planning commissioners on Wednesday took a step requested by the developers of the New Boston Crossing project — but made it clear that there's still much to be figured out about the proposed development south of the ...
A new type of zoning for “very high density” housing now is a step closer to being approved in Lawrence for the first time ever. On Wednesday night, the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City Commission rezone four properties in the Oread ...
Citing the “sacrifices” that the city has had to make in a difficult budget year, the Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday broke an impasse between the city and the fire medical union by siding with the city’s pay proposal. The commission voted 3-1, with Commissioner Amber Sellers opposed ...
The taste of victory was sweet on Tuesday night for staff at the Clinton Water Treatment Plant as they accepted the trophy for the top tap water in the state of Kansas. The city learned in September that the plant had won the best-tasting tap water award, which is given by the Kansas section ...
The City of Lawrence is looking to add another clever name to its snow fleet. Last year, the name "Taylor Drift" won — out of more than 650 submissions. This year, though, the community, not a panel of city judges, will choose the name. The contest will happen in three phases, according to ...