City leaders will soon hold the public hearing for the 2022 recommended budget that proposes a flat property tax rate, utility rate increases and several million dollars in new spending. The Lawrence City Commission will hold the budget hearing as part of its meeting Tuesday, giving the ...
While it is still relatively early in what will be a grand effort to clean up decades of environmental contamination at the former Farmland Industries fertilizer plant, the trust fund the City of Lawrence was provided to pay for the cleanup is reaching its end. The city took over ownership ...
Though the City of Lawrence currently has no plans to reestablish a sanctioned campsite for those experiencing homelessness, the portable trailers purchased for that purpose last year could still be reused. The city received $374,000 to establish the campsite from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief ...
Lawrence families walking their children to school this year may notice fewer crossing guards helping them navigate certain streets. As part of its consent agenda, the Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday approved a new school area traffic control policy, which included revamping the city’s ...
Citing the need for denser neighborhoods, Lawrence city leaders expressed interest in moving forward with regulations that would prohibit new rural neighborhoods near the city’s boundaries until that land is ready to be added to the city. And they said that would also mean the city should be ...
City leaders have approved a design concept for the city’s new bus station, but following concerns from downtown businesses have asked for additional options to consider for the location and design of a smaller bus transfer location downtown. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City ...