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City of Lawrence consultants to host conversations about housing as part of study
The City of Lawrence is asking community members to provide consultants with input about affordable housing and the community’s housing needs for a study in progress.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
City of Lawrence consultants to host conversations about housing as part of study
The City of Lawrence is asking community members to provide consultants with input about affordable housing and the community’s housing needs for a study in progress.
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August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence City Commission to consider final plan for Fall Creek Villas after project adjusted to address stormwater concerns
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider approving a final plan for the Fall Creek Villas, a 14-lot residential project planned near Kasold and Tomahawk drives.
Lawrence city commissioners to consider tax breaks for senior affordable housing development
Lawrence city commissioners will hold a public hearing and consider awarding about $750,000 in property tax breaks for a new development providing affordable housing for seniors.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Lawrence man found not guilty of threatening couple with hatchet
More than two years after a Lawrence man was accused of threatening a couple with a hatchet near the former city-run camp for people experiencing homelessness, a jury found him not guilty Thursday.
Kansas woman owes landlord $21,000 in late fees, Supreme Court rules
A Kansas woman owes more than $21,000 in late fees for failing to pay her rent in 2020, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled last week.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
To boost fundraising capacity, Lawrence Community Shelter board votes to add 2 seats
The Lawrence Community Shelter needs to decrease its dependence on the city for funding, and its volunteer board of directors has voted to add two members in hopes of boosting fundraising.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Construction underway for 24 tiny shelters behind Lawrence Community Shelter
Work is underway on an expansion of the Lawrence Community Shelter. Two dozen cabin-like shelters will soon be constructed behind the main building. LCS’ director shared updates and plans during a recent tour of the grounds.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Know Your Rights event empowers renters with knowledge, recourse to fight evictions in court
A recent “Know Your Rights” presentation provided legal resources to tenants in Lawrence, demonstrating that they have recourse to fight evictions in court.
City of Lawrence offering forgivable loans for property owners to repair their homes
The City of Lawrence is taking applications for funding to help financially stressed property owners rehabilitate their homes, bring properties into compliance with codes and improve energy efficiency.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence’s Homeless Resource Center sees increase in visitors; fundraiser to feature live music, silent auction
The Homeless Resource Center is hosting a fundraiser to support its multiple initiatives, as the organization has seen a significant increase in the number of people using its services.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence community helps Haskell students after university pulled housing between semesters
Lawrence community members are working to assist some Haskell Indian Nations University students who were scrambling to find temporary housing.
Free Lawrence workshops aim to teach tenants their rights, how to reclaim security deposits
Two upcoming workshops at the Lawrence library aim to help renters understand their legal rights in eviction cases and how to get security deposits back.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Resident of Lawrence housing for seniors lacks air conditioning; in ‘agony’ during hot days
Claudia Wilch said she and her cat, Biscuit, cast a concerned glance at each other when the temperature in their Babcock Place apartment had risen to 85 degrees last week.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Haskell students left without housing between semesters because of staffing shortage
Haskell students who planned to stay in campus housing through the summer and into the fall semester have just weeks to find temporary housing as the university is requiring them to move out for about a month.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Hope Project breaks ground, will offer 10 affordable housing units
Collaboration was the common theme Monday evening as supporters and community members gathered at the corner of Ninth and Tennessee streets to break ground on the Hope Project affordable housing development.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Groundbreaking set for new affordable housing project in Lawrence
Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church is inviting the community to celebrate the impending construction of six units of affordable housing near downtown Lawrence.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence Tenants advocate for Douglas County ordinance for tenant right to counsel
A local renter-led advocacy group plans to present the Douglas County Commission an ordinance to guarantee tenants legal representation in eviction cases within the next few months.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Downtown Lawrence home for sober living unveiled with ribbon cutting
Hannah Bolton’s brother, Sam, lives on in every square inch of 1046 New Hampshire St. Before his death, Sam struggled to find a sober living home in Lawrence like the one Bolton unveiled Wednesday.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence Tenants to hold town hall on tenant right to counsel
A renter-led group pushing for accessible and affordable housing in Lawrence will soon host a town hall on tenants’ right to legal representation in eviction cases.
Lawrence city commissioners approve rezoning for apartment complex at 3rd and Michigan
The Lawrence City Commission voted 3-2 Tuesday evening to approve a rezoning request to allow for developers to build a two-story, 24-unit apartment building near LMH Health.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence to ban camping effective in mid-August as shelter options expand; coalition forming in opposition
The City of Lawrence is planning to ban people from camping “anywhere in Lawrence” effective in mid-August, representing a change that has long been in the works.
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