Demolition work began Monday at the future temporary shelter site the city plans to open on North Michigan Street, the City of Lawrence announced Monday afternoon. As the Journal-World reported, the city in June delayed the construction of the Pallet Shelter Village — set to comprise ...
It was 6:45 a.m. last Saturday, and Steve and April Evans were 15 minutes into their walk on North Lawrence’s Kansas River levee trail. That’s when April yelled: “We are being chased!” Her husband, Steve, had walked many steps ahead of her to gain a better sight line of the ...
A local drainage district is accusing the City of Lawrence of locating its sanctioned homeless camp on drainage district property without receiving permission from the district. The accusations have created questions about whether the city will have to alter operations at the camp, which is ...
The steering committee working on new rules for where and how Lawrence should grow is getting plenty of feedback from members of the public — about topics as diverse as density, downtown development and the fear of change. Since last August, the city has been in the process of updating the ...
As work on the City of Lawrence’s 2024 budget continues, city leaders have moved to propose a property tax rate of 33.207 mills — now officially the maximum levy they’re allowed to set in the final version of the budget. At Tuesday’s Lawrence City Commission meeting, the commission ...
Lawrence city leaders have voted unanimously to codify protections against present and future anti-LGBTQ+ legislation through a new safe-haven ordinance. As the Journal-World reported, Ordinance No. 9999 declares the City of Lawrence a “safe haven for all persons from the effects of ...