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The Lawrence City Commission generally meets the first, second and third Tuesdays of each month in the City Commission room on the first floor of City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St.
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Lawrence City Band seeks to build stage near South Park gazebo
The Lawrence City Band is seeking city approval to build a new stage in front of the South Park gazebo to host its concerts and other community events.
Lawrence City Band seeks to build stage near South Park gazebo
The Lawrence City Band is seeking city approval to build a new stage in front of the South Park gazebo to host its concerts and other community events.
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Lawrence City Commission general public comment for Sept. 15, 2026
Here’s the general public comment for the Lawrence City Commission’s Tuesday meeting, as public comment is no longer being broadcast.
Lawrence City Commission votes 3-2 to adopt 2027 budget
Following months of budget discussions, Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday voted 3-2 to approve a 2027 budget that will increase the property tax rate.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Lawrence City Commission to consider adopting budget with property tax rate increase
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will vote on a final budget that includes a property tax rate increase.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence City Commission approves sales tax breaks for market-rate apartments on KU’s west campus
Lawrence city commissioners voted 4-1 to approve sales tax breaks for developers to construct The Crossing, a market-rate apartment complex, on KU’s west campus. The request prompted a larger discussion on the city’s economic development policy.
Lawrence City Commission general public comment for Sept. 8, 2026
Here’s the general public comment for the Lawrence City Commission’s Tuesday meeting, as public comment is no longer being broadcast.
Lawrence City Commission general public comment for Sept. 1, 2026
Here’s the general public comment for the Lawrence City Commission’s Tuesday meeting, as public comment is no longer being broadcast.
Lawrence City Commission votes to increase property taxes, stormwater rates
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday voted 4-1 and 5-0, respectively, to increase property taxes in 2027 and to raise stormwater rates over the next three years. Exactly how much property taxes will increase is still in flux, however.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Lawrence City Commission to hold public hearings on proposed property tax increase, 2027 budget
Lawrence city commissioners will hold a public hearing Tuesday on the proposed 2027 budget, which includes a property tax rate increase of more than 2 mills. They’ll also consider increasing stormwater rates.
Lawrence advisory board debates roles of AI, surveillance cameras in goals for city sustainability
Artificial intelligence became a hot topic for the Lawrence sustainability advisory board Thursday, as members explored environmental goals they’d like to pitch to the city commission and how the city could actually implement them.
Lawrence airport manager outlines goals for growth
The Lawrence airport could grow significantly in the coming years and decades. Fortunately for taxpayers, the new airport manager said a core tenet of airports is that they should pay for themselves.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Planning commissioners vote against annexation request for 177 more acres west of K-10 in Lawrence
Planning commissioners on Monday voted 4-3 to recommend denial of a request to annex an additional 177 acres of agricultural land west of K-10 into city limits, yet a majority voted in favor of rezoning requests for the same land.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
KU Endowment defers annexation request for land near airport
Dozens of people filed out of Lawrence City Hall Monday evening after planning commissioners agreed to allow the KU Endowment Association to defer a request to annex land near the airport into the city.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Lawrence City Commission to hear updates on MSO campus, airport at special meeting
Lawrence city commissioners will meet Tuesday for a special informational meeting focused on the Municipal Services and Operations campus and the Lawrence airport.
Planning commission to consider annexation, rezoning requests for land west of K-10 and near airport
Requests to annex another 300-plus acres into Lawrence — 177 acres west of K-10, and 137 near the airport — are on planning commissioners’ Monday agenda for consideration.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
City soon to reopen 9th Street to traffic, plans to reconstruct Watson Park basketball court
The end of full road closures on Ninth Street is in sight as the Jayhawk Watershed Project progresses. Plus, the city plans to replace the basketball court torn out of Watson Park.
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