The city’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board has approved a proposal that would allow two houses to be built on one lot if both homes are affordable, supporting recent changes restricting use of the so-called density bonus in some neighborhoods. At its meeting Monday, AHAB voted ...
City leaders will soon discuss changes to its sidewalk repair policy, which garnered strong opposition when initiated this spring in northwest Lawrence. As part of its work session Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will provide feedback to city staff on the administrative policy regarding ...
Lawrence residents could soon find that their newest next-door neighbor is a business. Instead of being relegated to strip malls and the city’s commercial districts, small businesses such as coffee shops, restaurants and professional offices could soon be able to locate within the ...
Story updated at 1:50 p.m. Friday A Kansas City, Mo.-based company wants to bring 80 jobs to Lawrence and build a new manufacturing plant at Lawrence VenturePark. U.S. Engineering Metalworks has filed plans with the city to build a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility on an ...
The City of Lawrence is asking residents to use its website for utility payments and transfers as it prepares to upgrade to a new utility billing system. Though residents can still call the city to make utility transactions, the city has advised residents in social media posts this week that ...
When David Miller found out he would soon be forced to leave the local homeless shelter, he said a lot of other things in his life seemed to go wrong. “The bottom fell out and I’ve just been really screwed up,” Miller said. “Like, you know, from that point on, I started having health ...
City leaders have deferred action on the proposed Lawrence-Douglas County comprehensive plan in order to further discuss a new growth policy that some think could increase the cost of housing. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to defer the adoption ...
A draft concept plan for a redesign of East 23rd Street includes narrower driving lanes with lower speed limits, 10-foot-wide pedestrian paths with lighting, as well as additions such as native plants and monuments to beautify the corridor. The Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning ...
Over the past two years, the City of Lawrence has found itself with a problem many of its taxpayers would love to have: too much money piling up. The past two summers, as the city updated its current year budget and worked on its budget for the upcoming year, the city has had to transfer a ...
City leaders will soon consider adopting the new Lawrence-Douglas County comprehensive plan that will help shape the area’s growth for the next 20 years. As part of its consent agenda for its Tuesday meeting, the Lawrence City Commission will consider adopting Plan 2040 on second reading. ...
While a recent swell of community support has helped find housing for some people who will soon be forced to leave the local homeless shelter, shelter leaders still expect at least 25 people will have no place to sleep come Friday night. On Friday afternoon, the Lawrence Community Shelter, ...
Lawrence-Douglas County planning commissioners have voted in favor of a proposal that would allow two houses to be built on one lot if both homes are affordable, but they’re recommending the city limit where and under what requirements the so-called density bonus would be allowed. At its ...
The City of Lawrence bus service will run between downtown and David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on game days during the University of Kansas football season. Service from downtown Lawrence to the stadium will be available for all home-game Saturdays, according to a city news release. The ...
The Lawrence Humane Society has begun its new program to manage feral cat populations and is seeking volunteers to help with the effort. The Community Cat Program uses the "trap-neuter-vaccinate-release," or TNVR method, in which feral cats are caught, spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and then ...
For the fourth time in the past three months, heavy rain has caused the underpass leading to North Lawrence to flood, requiring traffic to be directed along a meandering route through the adjoining residential neighborhood. Around 11 a.m. Monday, city crews closed the North Lawrence ...
As dozens of people are forced to leave the local homeless shelter, social service agencies are asking the community for help of all kinds — including housing, camping gear and nonperishable food — to assist those who will soon be left with no other options. On Aug. 30, the Lawrence ...
The City of Lawrence will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its $18.5 million police headquarters on Monday. The headquarters will be 55,000 square feet and will house various police operations during its first phase, including patrol, information services, records and evidence storage. The ...
The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department has announced that it will close Sports Pavilion Lawrence for one week as crews conduct maintenance. The closure will begin Monday, Aug. 26, and last through Sunday, Sept. 1., the department said in a news release. Crews will be refinishing floors, ...
Construction on the city’s new $18.5 million police headquarters will begin next month, though the project could still add more than $1 million to its budget if city leaders decide to expand it. As currently proposed, the first phase of the police headquarters project will allow the police ...
City leaders gave initial approval Tuesday to a new growth plan that would prioritize infill development and add requirements for developers who want to expand the city’s boundaries. As part of its regular meeting, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously in favor of the new ...