Candidates for Lawrence City Commission fielded questions on Wednesday about homelessness and development challenges from people who'd made big decisions on those issues before: several former Lawrence mayors. The four candidates who are vying for two open seats in the Nov. 4 general election ...
One city worker estimated on Wednesday morning that it would take 30 dumptruck loads to clear a single encampment at Burcham Park. The large area of makeshift dwellings had the day before been home to half a dozen people, some of whom had lived there for years in a grove of towering cottonwood ...
City commissioners selected a location for a new fire station intended to close critical coverage gaps and improve emergency response times in Lawrence, while noting there would likely be a future mill levy increase to staff the station. On Tuesday, city commissioners voted unanimously to ...
Lawrence commissioners voted to adopt a 2026 budget for next year that will feature an increase to property taxes to reduce cuts to public safety while adding new fees to the city’s parks and recreation centers. The commission voted 4-1 on the 2026 budget that will total $431 million across ...
Peaslee Tech will host two City Commission candidate forums in September that will be conducted by a group of former mayors. The forums will happen on the Peaslee Tech campus at 2920 Haskell Ave. on Sept. 17 and 22, with the candidates being asked questions developed and posed by former mayors ...
At sunrise Tuesday the City of Lawrence began transforming Sandra J. Shaw Park, which has been a homeless camp for years now, back to its intended use as a recreational area. After months of notice that the area had to be vacated, only a handful of campers remained Tuesday, but vast piles of ...