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Lawrence Parks and Recreation staff members won’t share the actual proposed prices for rec center memberships until next month, but they did share further details and plans with advisory board members Monday.
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Members of the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Advisory Board on Monday will hear a presentation on the city’s proposal to implement membership fees to use rec centers.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
The City of Lawrence is asking the community for feedback on plans to implement memberships and fees to use recreational facilities.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
The City of Lawrence is “exploring the risks associated with potentially losing $8M in funding,” according to a statement regarding a draft resolution that pledged the city would stop enforcing its equal rights ordinances in order to comply with Trump’s executive orders.
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday gave city staff members largely positive feedback on their preliminary plans to correct a projected $6.6 million deficit in the 2026 budget.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Homelessness solutions, parks and recreation, and economic development initiatives are among the areas that could see the biggest cuts toward patching a $6.6 million deficit in the City of Lawrence’s 2026 budget.
The online program the City of Lawrence uses to gather community feedback to help shape its budget is going online Saturday.
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Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday gave city staff some guidance for how they might want to address a $6.5 million budget deficit projected for 2026, possibly to include fees for recreational facilities and a property tax rate increase.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
In an effort to begin difficult budget conversations and grapple with an anticipated $6.5 million deficit, city finance staff will present to Lawrence city commissioners Tuesday, several months earlier than the budget is typically discussed.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
The city has announced the seven members of the Community Budget Committee, a group that will meet behind closed doors over the next several months to help the Lawrence city manager come to budget decisions.
