The city manager’s recommended budget calls for removing eight officers from the Lawrence police force, replacing six of them with nonofficer positions and moving the other two to a new city division that will address issues related to homelessness. The eight positions were one of the ...
City leaders have begun discussion of the 2022 recommended budget, which calls for a flat property tax rate and an increase in utility rates, and coming weeks will determine what changes they might make. As part of a study session Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission received City Manager ...
West Ninth Street between Emery Road and Iowa Street will soon close for construction projects, including sanitary sewer work, stormwater system repairs and street patching, according to a news release from the City of Lawrence. The closure is slated to occur over five days, from Monday ...
Lawrence city leaders will soon get their first look at the city manager’s recommended budget for 2022, which calls for a flat property tax rate and an increase in utility rates. As part of a study session Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission is scheduled to receive City Manager Craig ...
Editor's Note: The Journal-World asked each City Commission candidate in this year's primary election to provide written responses to three questions regarding current issues facing the City of Lawrence. Each candidate was given 600 words in total to respond to the three questions. The ...
As part of a forum Saturday, Lawrence City Commission candidates answered questions about police reform, addressing homelessness and the city’s shortage of affordable housing, and increasing opportunities for minority-owned businesses. In the virtual forum hosted by the Lawrence branch of ...