City school pool plans advance in Lawrence vote
Lawrence city commissioners endorsed an interlocal agreement with the school district to build a 50 meter indoor pool and adjacent family pool at Free State High School by September 1, 2001. The city will construct and maintain the facility with district rent, pricing capped at 50 dollars per hour in year one, and a smoking ban. A pool calendar committee will prioritize school needs, youth and senior leagues, then the public. The district also secures first option to buy at fair market value if the city sells. Financing comes from a 1 cent county tax approved in 1994.
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Lawrence approves Dillons plat for northwest Lawrence store
Lawrence city commissioners voted 5 to 0 to approve an agreement to plat for Dillons at Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive, clearing the last hurdle for a building permit. Construction at the southeast corner site has begun for a 48,000 square foot store with a drive through pharmacy and more.
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Downtown storefront lights on historic 811 NH street building
City commissioners approved two dual headlights for the exterior of the Kansas Seed House at 811 N.H. as part of renovations to create an office and retail center. A $128,000 Community Development Block Grant will fund transitional housing efforts, redirected from a homeless shelter program to the Housing and Neighborhood Development department. The move aims to buy properties for transitional homes, with operating costs handled by partner agencies. Former beneficiaries The Community Drop-In Center and Project Acceptance withdrew plans after not meeting city requirements.
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Harris Construction
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John Nitcher
Sam Pepple
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Michael Riling
Callahan Creek
Lawrence
Topeka
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New Hampshire Street
Kansas Seed House
Quantrill
N.H
Barteldes Seed Co
Department of Housing and Neighborhood Development
Lynn Goodell
City workers praised for life saving effort
Robert Joseph Davis credits his fellow city co workers for saving his life after a heavy tree limb pinned him during a Thursday afternoon near the Kansas River levee. Medics and a city crew used a high loader to lift the limb without further injury as Davis recovers in stable condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. City officials plan to thank the crew including Terry Harmon Carl Herd Willard Holliday Davis Kraus Dale Mooney and Larry Whitson Sr for their calm decisive actions.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Kansas River
Larry Whitson Sr
Mike Wildgen
Whitson
Wildgen
Lawrence Douglas County Fire & Medical
Phil Kuhnert
Kuhnert
Terry Harmon
Carl Herd
Willard Holliday
Davis Kraus
Dale Mooney
Herd
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