City outlines 2015 road plan with major rebuilds
City commissioners today reviewed a summer road program for 2015. The plan covers projects including 31st Street east of Ousdahl Road near the Menards center with about 280000 dollars for base and pavement and a 1.2 million project on Bob Billings Parkway from Wakarusa Drive to Foxfire featuring new pavement medians bike lanes and conduit.
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Ousdahl Road
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South Lawrence
Kansas Department of Transportation
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Bob Billings
Wakarusa Drive
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Town Talk plans fiber optics and sidewalk repairs on busy street
City crews will widen the median to fit bike lanes and reroute traffic from May to August. A new traffic signal and turn lanes are planned at the far west Lawrence intersection as the area grows. Work continues toward the Bob Billings interchange on the South Lawrence corridor.
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George Williams
Lawrence
South Lawrence
Doll in Kans House rejects repeal of Common Core standards
Lawrence Superintendent Rick Doll testified before a House Education Committee Monday against House Bill 2292, warning that repealing Common Core and related standards would gut educational programs, hinder local decision making, and block state adoption of national standards. He argued the bill would force schools to stop character education and other practices designed to address behavior and learning needs.
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Lawrence
Rick Doll
Doll
Kansas State Board of Education
County weighs public building commission option
Douglas County Commission will consider creating a public building commission to raise funds via bonds without voter approval. Planned projects include renovating the county fairgrounds and a two part jail expansion plus a separate inmate mental health facility. Opinions remain noncommittal as vote seeks option, not guarantee.
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Public Building Commission
Douglas County Fairgrounds
Jim Flory
Nancy Thellman
Craig Weinaug
Mike Gaughan
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Idea to grow City Commission size discussed at forum
At a Monday evening candidate forum in Lawrence 13 contenders discussed expanding the city commission. Two candidates urged precinct-based elections and a directly elected four-year mayor, while existing commissioner ideas included a four-year mayor and mixed at large and precinct seats.
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Lawrence
City Commission
Leslie Soden
Terry Riordan
Schumm
Soden
Kansas committee approves liquor bill for grocery sales
A Kansas House committee advanced a bill permitting grocery stores to sell wine, liquor, and full strength beer, signaling progress toward broader off premise alcohol sales.
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