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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 2015
Page
2
A memorial gathering for Linda Kay Merchant will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday August 7 at Warren McElwain Mortuary. Details are available at warrenmcelwain.com.
John Thomas Leasure 76 of Lawrence died July 25 2015. A service will be held August 22 2015 at Arteria Event Gallery Lawrence. Memorials may go to the Lawrence Humane Society with Warren McElwain Mortuary handling arrangements. Or online condolences at LJWorld.com.
Lawrence launches a national search to hire a new city manager by late November. The process includes stakeholder meetings and an online survey, with Ralph Anderson and Associates leading the executive search. Interim manager Diane Stoddard has guided operations since David Corliss resigned in June.
Chad Lawhorn analyzes Lawrence and nine other large Kansas cities showing Lawrence at 129.8 mills with median home value 178 500 dollars and average earnings 45 359 dollars leading to total property taxes of 2 664 dollars or 5.8 percent of earnings. Kansas City Kan Lenexa Manhattan Olathe Overland Park Salina Shawnee Topeka Wichita follow with varying rates and values. The piece notes higher rates in university towns and suggests many factors shape tax burden beyond mill rate.
The item lists contact details for the Lawrence Journal-World at 645 New Hampshire St in Lawrence Kansas with phone numbers 785 843 1000 and 800 578 8748. It notes delivery schedules seven days three days and Friday Saturday Sunday only and directs postmaster address changes to P O Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 0888.
Budget commissioners redirected money from the city's sales tax reserve to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. The funds will go to the Lawrence Housing Authority to expand its transitional housing program, aiding about nine additional households or five families. East Ninth Street project advance includes a $50,000 Arts Center grant toward city service contracts with Eldorado Inc. and artist agreement guidelines.
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