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Where today there are parking lots and empty buildings, the draft of Lawrence's downtown plan sees the future. In the recently released
Lawrence City Commissioner Stuart Boley is pictured Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017 outside City Hall in downtown Lawrence. Commissioner Stuart Boley has filed for reelection to the Lawrence City Commission. Boley, who is a retired auditor with the Internal Revenue Service, was elected to the commission in 2015 and served as mayor in 2018. Regarding why he wants to continue his service on the commission, Boley said that with the commission’s new strategic plan and priority based budgeting process, he thinks the commission is making progress in providing excellent city services to Lawrence resident...
Jennifer Ananda stands in front of City Hall on Nov. 27, 2019. Lawrence City Commissioner Jennifer Ananda announced Thursday that she planned to begin a Ph.D. program and would not be running for reelection. Ananda began her term on the commission in 2018, was part of the commission’s first female majority and served as mayor last year. Ananda told the Journal-World that a lot of work remained before the end of her term in December but that she wanted to let the public know that she would not be seeking another term. “I’m still enthusiastic about doing the business of the city, and I...
photo by: Contributed Enough trash to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools was uncovered at the construction site for the U.S. Engineering Metalworks plant at VenturePark. City leaders have increased the economic incentives for a new manufacturing plant by about $700,000 to help cover the cleanup of massive amounts of buried trash discovered on the construction site, which is within the city’s business park. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to adopt a resolution to authorize an increase in the 10-year property tax abatement for the U.S. Engine...
MaâKoâQuah Jones Sustainability Advisory Board chair and community organizer Ma’Ko’Quah Jones has filed for election to the Lawrence City Commission. Jones, who has degrees in government, Native American studies and environmental law, said working in government has always been one of her goals. In addition to her role on the SAB, Jones is the founder and chair of the Kansas Democratic Party Native American Caucus, a coordinator with the League of Women Voters of Kansas, and a Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education board member. Jones, a citizen of the ...