Lawrence’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board is looking at vacant lots around town that could be good spots to develop more infill housing, including near Oak Hill Cemetery, Fifth and Mississippi streets, and more.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Two free workshops coming up at the Lawrence Public Library will help residents navigate from renting to buying housing.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
O’Connell Children’s Shelter hosted a ribbon cutting Tuesday for a family service center, which staff said will offer wraparound services and three beds for kids in crisis.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence city commissioners voted Tuesday to approve a study and 10-year plan to address housing issues in the city.
Lawrence city commissioners voted 3-1 Tuesday to approve sales tax breaks for a new market-rate, “townhome-style” apartment complex slated for northwest Lawrence.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider a request for tax breaks on construction materials to build market-rate apartments in west Lawrence.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday agreed to postpone their decision on whether to sell a downtown parking lot to developers planning to construct income-restricted apartments for people ages 55 and up.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider selling a downtown parking lot — for less than 10% of its appraised value — to affordable housing developers to build housing for folks ages 55 and up with low incomes.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Douglas County has a gap in transitional housing options for women in recovery with their children. DCCCA’s newly unveiled duplex community aims to offer hope.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Consultants told the city commission Tuesday that Lawrence needs more of all types of housing units on the market in the next decade in order to increase affordability.
