Douglas County Moves to Expand Court Facilities
Douglas County commissioners heard preliminary design plans to upgrade the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center. Architect Jeff Lane outlined five options, each adding one new courtroom and allowing for two more later, with costs potentially reaching up to 127 million dollars and possible tax raises to fund the project.
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Centennial Park to add street style plaza for skateboarders
Lawrence leaders approve a contract with Evergreen Skateparks of Oregon to design and install a street style plaza at Centennial Skate Park, 600 Rockledge Road. The project, valued up to 250000 dollars, targets completion by December 31 and expands the existing park with benches stairs and handrails to enhance urban skating.
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Kaw sacred stone to be returned to Kaw Nation
Nehuje wakdbe the red boulder once taken from the Kaw people and placed in a Lawrence park will be returned to the tribe that holds it sacred. James Pepper Henry, Kaw Nation vice chairman, says the stone remains their stone and was stolen, even as it stood in a city park.
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