City considers higher downtown parking fines in Lawrence
City leaders and the Lawrence City Commission plan to raise downtown parking fines from 3 to 5 dollars with a new ordinance. Late fees would rise from 15 to 20 dollars after 10 days, aiming to boost meter adherence and city revenue per city memo statements by Municipal Court Manager Vicki Stanwix.
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East Ninth Street project renewed push for action in Lawrence
East Ninth Street redesign supporters launched a Change.org petition five weeks after the Lawrence City Commission stalled the plan. Dalton Paley of Art Emergency posted the video urging local artists residents and businesses to back transforming East Ninth into an arts corridor. The campaign posted at noon Thursday had 368 signatures by Friday night. The May 24 commission meeting featured hours of discussion before a vote to delay the project and schedule a work session to review details.
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Kansas Delays School Payments to End Fiscal Year
Kansas delayed about 260 million dollars in payments to school districts in the final week of June to keep the state out of the red. Lawrence school district faced about 5.5 million dollars of the withheld funds amid a year with total receipts 106.4 million under projections. The state blamed the shortfall on a national revenue trend while noting June receipts were 34.5 million below expectations.
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