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Lawrence news November 13, 2023 - 1:55 pm

Lawrence Affordable Housing Advisory Board recommends 4 housing projects, 3 programs for nearly $3M in funding

by Mackenzie Clark

Affordable Housing Advisory Board members on Monday voted to recommend that the city assist four housing projects and three programs with funding, but not an eastern Lawrence project that aims to house primarily families with children.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Education November 12, 2023 - 2:59 pm

Lawrence school board to consider tax breaks for affordable housing project

by Mackenzie Clark

Lawrence school board members will meet Monday for a brief agenda that includes considering the district’s portion of tax breaks to help fund construction of a downtown affordable housing project for people ages 55 and up.

Lawrence news September 5, 2023 - 10:09 pm

Lawrence City Commission gives initial approval to tax breaks for affordable housing project for people ages 55-plus

by Mackenzie Clark

Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday said a developer’s request for tax incentives to build affordable housing for people ages 55 and up in downtown Lawrence aligned well with the city’s goals.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news September 4, 2023 - 12:53 pm

Developer seeks tax breaks for downtown Lawrence affordable housing project for people ages 55-plus

by Mackenzie Clark

The Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday will consider a developer’s request for tax breaks to build 48 affordable units for people ages 55 and up in downtown Lawrence.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news March 8, 2023 - 2:29 pm

No deal: City of Lawrence, developers reach ‘mutual impasse’ on proposed site of Pallet Shelter Village

by Chansi Long & Mackenzie Clark

Plans for development of a site near 18th and Haskell for a temporary modular home village for people experiencing homelessness have come to a halt, a developer says.

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