CONSENT AGENDA: CLAIMS: a) Consider approving all claims. The list of claims will be posted by the Finance Department on Monday prior to the meeting. If Monday is a holiday, the claims will be posted as soon as possible the next business day. ACTION: Approve claims. ADOPT ON FIRST ...
Explore Lawrence will be interviewing potential candidates this month for the new position of sports business development director. The person in that position will be expected to aggressively pursue sports tourism, said Michael Davidson, executive director of Explore Lawrence. Explore ...
Affordable housing projects and programs requesting support from the city include a development of small homes, apartments for seniors, and a mixed-use complex with units for low-income renters. The city’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board has received funding applications from six ...
A judge has denied a homeowner’s request to temporarily halt the controversial Queens Road reconstruction project in order to hear a lawsuit that claims the taxing districts set up to fund the project are illegal. In January, Kurt Schaake, a homeowner in the taxing districts, filed a ...
The City of Lawrence has officially welcomed new City Manager Craig Owens aboard. Owens began his employment with the city on Monday, and Tuesday was his first City Commission meeting. Owens replaces Tom Markus, 68, who retired after about three years as the city’s top administrator. ...
City leaders expressed interest Tuesday in putting a cap on the number of whole-home Airbnbs and other short-term rentals that can be operated by a single owner. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 3-2, with commissioners Stuart Boley and Leslie Soden opposing, ...
A proposal to impose a 16-cent fee for each disposable plastic or paper bag used at local stores will soon be headed to the Lawrence City Commission. The city's Sustainability Advisory Board advanced the recommendation Tuesday night during a special meeting at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, ...
Updated story - July 2 — Commission votes to defer construction of one bike boulevard, consider less expensive options for other City leaders will soon consider whether to move forward with Lawrence’s first bike boulevards, even though the project is significantly over budget. As part ...
The City of Lawrence is treating water from Clinton Lake for an unpleasant taste and odor caused by algae. Lawrence has two major sources for its drinking water: the Kansas River and Clinton Lake. The Clinton Water Treatment Plant is currently treating water with elevated levels of geosmin, a ...
With its funding from the city holding flat and reserves dwindling, city officials say that the funding philosophy of the city’s recreation services — which have historically been free or substantially tax supported — needs to change. Amid what he’s described as a difficult budget ...
We are really nice but not that rich. That is one takeaway I had from my final interview with Lawrence City Manager Tom Markus as he ended his tenure at City Hall last week. Markus noticed the Lawrence friendliness in the grocery store and other places where he was out and about around the ...
Lawrence city leaders will soon consider changes to the city’s recently established rules for regulating Airbnb properties and other short-term rentals, including an option to ban certain rentals from neighborhoods. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider ...
Robin Byer brought along several canvas bags to carry home her groceries from Checkers Foods Friday morning. “It’s so hard to remember all the time,” she said about bringing the bags from her car into the store. “There is a learning curve for everything.” Byer was one of several ...
Interim Fire Chief Shaun Coffey has been hired as the new chief of the Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Department, Lawrence City Manager Tom Markus announced Thursday. Markus, who appointed Coffey as interim chief in July 2018, said in a city news release that he had watched Coffey lead ...
A stream advisory for Brush Creek in Lawrence has been lifted following a recent release of sewage into the creek. Following heavy rainfall over the weekend, the city released rainwater and sewage into the creek to prevent backup into the sanitary sewer collection system upstream of Pump ...
The City of Lawrence has elected to put the controversial Queens Road reconstruction project on hold pending a decision in a lawsuit filed by one of the homeowners in the taxing districts set up to pay for the project. Following years of debate regarding how the multimillion-dollar road ...
Drivers who rely on Tennessee Street to pass south through the downtown area may need to adjust their plans for the next couple of months. Access from Sixth Street onto Tennessee Street will close Thursday as construction begins on a right-turn lane leading up to that intersection, the city ...
City of Lawrence leaders will soon consider whether to start charging people for disposable grocery and shopping bags in an effort to reduce plastic waste. The city’s Sustainability Advisory Board voted last summer to make the issue of single-use plastics one of its priorities, and since ...
City, county and school district leaders say they want to work together in their efforts to address equity issues in the community, and they took a first step toward doing so Monday. Elected leaders and officials from the City of Lawrence, Douglas County and the Lawrence school district met ...
The city has released a mix of rainwater and sewage into Brush Creek after heavy rainfall over the weekend. The city announced in a news release Monday afternoon that, after posting signs along the creek, it began a release of rainwater and sewage into the creek about 9 p.m. Sunday. The city ...