The local sustainability director told city leaders Tuesday that ambitious climate action is needed on the global, national and local levels, and that the city needs a plan to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Lawrence-Douglas County Sustainability Director Jasmin Moore told city ...
Recent changes have helped Lawrence significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, and city leaders will soon discuss what else can be done to reduce the city’s impact on the environment. As part of its work session Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will receive an update on the ...
Neighborhood association president and city incentives board member Ken Easthouse has filed for election to the Lawrence City Commission. Easthouse, a native of Lawrence, has been active in local government the past several years and ran unsuccessfully for the commission in 2017. Easthouse, ...
Lawrence city commissioners will soon decide whether to hire a consultant to study the city’s solid waste service and the collection rates charged to Lawrence residents. Currently, residential customers pay $18.80 per month for trash and recycling collection, and commercial customers pay a ...
In their first meeting with the public, the two finalists for Lawrence city manager were greeted with a full crowd and a variety of questions, ranging in topic from economic incentives to the city’s role in arts and culture. About 150 people filled the meeting room at the Carnegie Building ...
After discovering a century-old tunnel directly under their house, a Lawrence couple have filed a lawsuit demanding that the city either relocate the tunnel — which is still used for storm water drainage — or pay them for damages. The 6-by-6 foot, arched brick drainage tunnel was ...
The two finalists for the Lawrence city manager position will give public presentations Sunday. The city announced March 27 that the two finalists are Susan Sherman and Craig Owens. Sherman, originally from Ada, Ohio, is currently the assistant city manager for Olathe. Owens, originally from ...
Regular agenda 1. Consider motion to recess into executive session. ACTION: Approve motion to recess into executive session for approximately 30 minutes to consult with attorneys for the City regarding a contract pursuant to K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(2). The justification of the executive session is ...
City leaders will have the final word on controversial plans to build a five-story apartment and retail building near the southern entrance of downtown Lawrence. Chicago-based Core Spaces filed plans last October at City Hall for the project proposed for 11th and Massachusetts streets, called ...
Some motorists appear to have been unhappy with the city’s idea to convert an East Lawrence street into a bicycle boulevard, and a member of the Lawrence City Commission is also asking questions about the design. At the commission’s meeting Tuesday, Commissioner Leslie Soden, who drives ...
After having criticized some "secretive" aspects of the process earlier this year, Lawrence city commissioners have agreed to increase the amount of community input gathered for the development of the master plan that will shape Lawrence's downtown for years to come. As part of its meeting ...
City leaders will soon review a proposed settlement in a housing discrimination lawsuit against local landlords that requires the landlords to attend a seminar on housing laws and make a donation to a local nonprofit. The lawsuit, brought against the landlords by the City of Lawrence in 2016, ...
After Lawrence city commissioners criticized the process, commissioners will soon consider increasing the amount of community input gathered for the development of the Downtown Master Plan. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the commission will consider revising and expanding the community ...
As Lawrence prepares to lower the fine for possessing small amounts of marijuana to $1, some say there are unknowns regarding marijuana use in the city and how the changes may affect it. Neither the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department nor local substance abuse treatment center ...
Both candidates for the position of Lawrence city manager said the city's sense of community appeals to them and that they intend to improve on it if they're hired. The city announced Wednesday that the two finalists are Susan Sherman and Craig Owens. Sherman, originally from Ada, Ohio, is ...
Story updated at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2019: The City of Lawrence has announced final candidates for the position of city manager. The two finalists are Susan Sherman and Craig Owens, according to a news release from the city Wednesday. Sherman is currently the assistant city manager ...
If Lawrence motorists feel like they’re hitting more potholes — or swerving to avoid more of them — they may be right. So far this year, city road crews have had to patch more than 10,000 potholes. City officials say that because of the amount of snowfall this winter, the city has ...
Final candidates for the position of city manager will be announced this week, and an event to allow residents to weigh in on the finalists will occur soon. The Lawrence City Commission conducted the first round of in-person interviews for city manager with a pool of six candidates in closed ...
City leaders are hitting pause on the consideration of permits for some Airbnb rental properties to ask major questions about how the properties should be regulated. The commission recently created regulations for Airbnbs and other short-term rentals, but at its most recent meeting voted 3-2 ...
One of the city’s long-running road construction projects is set to continue a little longer. The $5.9 million reconstruction of Kasold Drive, from Sixth Street to Bob Billings Parkway, began more than one year ago and has restricted traffic to one lane throughout the project. The project ...