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Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Camp sweep near I-70 in Lawrence leaves people asking where else they can go
People living in tents and hand-built structures near Interstate 70 in Lawrence
were forced to vacate the property in the cold during a camp sweep Wednesday. Many had their possessions destroyed and don’t know where they can go next.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Camp sweep near I-70 in Lawrence leaves people asking where else they can go
People living in tents and hand-built structures near Interstate 70 in Lawrence
were forced to vacate the property in the cold during a camp sweep Wednesday. Many had their possessions destroyed and don’t know where they can go next.
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Timeline update: City of Lawrence hopes to open Pallet Shelter Village by winter
The city’s village of cabin-style shelters for people experiencing homelessness, previously slated to open in July, is running a few months behind schedule.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Judge will allow Lawrence protections for housing voucher recipients to take effect
A judge on Tuesday denied a request from a group of Lawrence landlords to halt a city ordinance that bans landlords from denying someone housing based on their source of income or immigration status.
Lawrence school district will sell land to Tenants to Homeowners, start process to sell East Heights
The Lawrence school board on Monday voted to sell surplus property to Tenants to Homeowners as well as begin the process to sell East Heights and transfer the student programs held there to one of the elementary schools that will soon close.
Chansi Long/Lawrence Times
Housed and unhoused Lawrence community members planning camp cleanups
Sandy Burkett is eager to participate in an upcoming camp cleanup, one of several planned collaborations between housed and unhoused community members and neighborhood groups throughout Lawrence.
Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
Lawrence, Douglas County leaders pledge to reach functional zero homelessness, boost health care workforce
Justice Matters’ Action Assembly began with a choir singing lyrics expressing hope for change, a fitting prelude to the goals and commitments for Lawrence and Douglas County the group outlined Sunday.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Advocates, residents concerned that ‘no visitors’ policy at North Lawrence camp is alienating
City staff members are enforcing a “no visitors” policy aimed at improving safety at the North Lawrence campsite for people experiencing homelessness, but some camp residents and grassroots advocates are concerned that it’s causing further isolation.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
New city policy says children can stay at North Lawrence campsite; it’s unclear what that might look like in practice
Children are now allowed to stay with their parents at the city-run campsite for people experiencing homelessness in North Lawrence, according to a new policy.
Ulysses Clayborn: Why renting to subsidized tenants is good business for Kansas — and every state (Column)
“The issue — property owners holding on tightly to unfounded myths about subsidized renters rather than leaning into the facts — is a problem with a solution. We can debunk these myths and lessen their grasp upon voucher holders’ ability to find homes,” Ulysses Clayborn writes in this Kansas Reflector column.
Thousands of applicants still waiting for energy assistance in Kansas
Almost 30,000 Kansans are still waiting to find out whether they’ll receive Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) funds. For some people, that’s meant accruing credit card debt or sacrificing medical care to keep the heat on.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Reminder: First public meeting to discuss draft housing and homelessness strategic plan is Thursday
Community members can share their feedback on the draft Lawrence-Douglas County Housing and Homelessness 5-Year Strategic Plan during multiple upcoming public meetings, with the first set for noon Thursday.
Lawrence Tenants to host ‘From Imagination to Reality’ planning session
The Lawrence Tenants group invites all local renters to an action meeting Thursday evening to work toward better conditions, more rights and more freedoms.
Systemic issues highlighted in Lawrence community health assessment; health department seeks feedback
A recent assessment shows that inadequate wages, incarceration, lack of affordable housing, access to health care and more are top issues affecting public health in Lawrence and Douglas County. Health department staff members want to hear from the community to help shape the next health plan.
Learn about Lawrence’s new housing discrimination protections at upcoming meetings
Landlords, tenants and anyone who’s interested can learn more about Lawrence’s new protections for people using housing vouchers during three upcoming meetings.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
North Lawrence camp residents say violence and chaos is increasing, and the new fence hasn’t helped
People living at the city-run campsite in North Lawrence say they’re struggling with increased interlopers, assaults, theft and drug activity in the week since the city installed a fence intended to prevent visitors, and a woman said she was raped at the camp on Sunday.
Lawrence City Commission denies plan for Fall Creek Villas duplex project
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday voted 3-2 to deny a plan for a strip of duplexes in northwestern Lawrence.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence City Commission to revisit plan for housing development in northwestern Lawrence
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will again consider a plan to build 14 duplex buildings in a green strip of land that neighbors say should not be developed.
Cap on short-term rental units to remain for now, Lawrence City Commission decides
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday decided to table a discussion on raising or eliminating the cap on the number of short-term rental units property owners may license in some parts of town.
Chansi Long/Lawrence Times
Many North Lawrence campsite residents surprised, upset by new fence closing off camp
Emerging from their tents on Tuesday morning, residents at the city-run campsite in North Lawrence saw workers installing a fence designed to keep visitors out.
Lawrence Tenants to hold ‘Imagination Session’ to plan future activism
Lawrence Tenants are inviting renters to an “Imagination Session” on Thursday to dream up what changes they want to see next for the local housing landscape.
‘She was part of this place’: Family members, North Lawrence camp residents mourn mother of 3
A plume of smoke has drifted skyward from the city-run campsite in North Lawrence ever since Ashley Sawyer, of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, was found dead in her tent last week.
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