The heavy rains came in late April and covered the trails at Lawrence’s Rock Chalk Park sports complex with mud and debris. The city’s decision to temporarily close the trails for repairs, though, has uncovered something as well: The City of Lawrence for years has disregarded a signed ...
A settlement has been reached in the Riverfront building owners' lawsuit against the city of Lawrence and its contractors, one in which the defendants would pay a total of $2.5 million, the city would take control of the building and the SpringHill Suites hotel would stop operating ...
For years now, residents of University Place have been afraid of losing their neighborhood’s history. And earlier this year, Pam Burkhead said, that fear became more real than ever. The neighborhood to the southeast of the University of Kansas campus was worried that Lawrence’s new land ...
Five finalists for Lawrence's next city manager will be visiting the city in two weeks for interviews and a meet-and-greet with the public, Mayor Brad Finkeldei said on Tuesday. Finkeldei said the finalists would be in town on May 20 and 21. On the evening of Wednesday, May 20, Finkeldei said ...
As Lawrence city leaders work out how to pay for the fire department’s planned expansion, local law enforcement officers have a request for them: Don’t cut police to fund it. “Public safety is not one-sided, and it should not be funded that way,” Lt. Amy Rhoads of the Lawrence Police ...
Lawrence city leaders voiced support on Tuesday for a proposed fire and medical funding formula that’s intended to result in a more stable split between the city and the county. The City Commission heard a presentation from Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical about its proposed new funding ...