August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
The Lawrence City Commission will consider approving a tax incentive district for a 5-acre development that is planned to eventually be home to a new Aldi grocery store and another retail business in northwestern Lawrence.
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday voted to issue bonds for the KU Gateway Project as part of a tax break package that they approved last year.
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider issuing bonds for the KU Gateway Project for tax breaks that they approved last year.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
As developers regularly request tax breaks from the City of Lawrence, some former members of a public committee that used to review incentives would like to see more transparency and collaboration in the process.
State officials answered a key question this week underpinning the complex financing of the Kansas City Chiefs stadium, outlining boundaries of a district that will use sales taxes and revenue to fund part of the deal that includes public and private money.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Although they supported some aspects of the development, Lawrence city commissioners opposed using sales tax revenue from the new Costco store to fund a pair of developments along K-10.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Developers are seeking tax incentives for a soccer complex, a flight school, a velodrome arena, a walking trail, a wildflower park, thousands of single-family homes and more along K-10 in Lawrence.
A women’s flight school is the newest addition to a sweeping set of proposed developments in Lawrence that a developer is seeking to link with a STAR bond district.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
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.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board members on Monday will consider final approval of a new bell-to-bell personal electronic device ban, hear an overview of school finance and budget basics and more.
