The housing industry in Kansas faces a rollback of funding on the state and federal levels, rising building costs, inflation and tariffs, which could affect the progress made to address a dire need for housing in communities across the state.
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Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday voted to approve a 10-year, 65% property tax abatement for a planned affordable housing development for seniors.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church is inviting the community to celebrate the impending construction of six units of affordable housing near downtown Lawrence.
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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.
Instead of Kansas’ low-income housing tax credit being terminated in July, the program will survive, in a reduced capacity, until 2028.
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Planning commissioners on Monday signed off on a rezoning request to ultimately build homes next to the former call center building near Sixth and Iowa streets.
