After more than three years of limited capacity, the Lawrence Community Shelter will soon be expanding to serve 125 people. The LCS was for many years the community’s primary provider of emergency shelter, but it significantly reduced its capacity in the summer of 2019 due to budget issues, ...
The top leaders of the Douglas County Republican Party have come together to unanimously ask the City of Lawrence, county commissioners and other local governments to immediately reduce taxes. New Douglas County GOP Chair Brent Hoffman said approximately 55 precinct committee men and women ...
Lawrence city leaders have gotten their first look at a plan to allocate $1.64 million in federal funds for homelessness and affordable housing toward affordable rental units. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission received a presentation regarding the city’s draft ...
City leaders will soon decide how much extra money, if any, they would like to spend to landscape entry points to the city as part of the upcoming expansion of the South Lawrence Trafficway. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider approving a landscaping ...
The City of Lawrence will soon install a bathroom and shower trailer it previously purchased with federal pandemic aid at the North Lawrence campsite for people experiencing homelessness. The city will install the trailer by the end of this week, according to a city news release. The release ...
Lawrence city leaders will soon review a plan to allocate $1.64 million in federal funds to help address homelessness and affordable housing. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will receive a presentation regarding the city’s draft allocation plan for $1.64 million ...