Ex-commissioner seeks tax breaks for Vermont Place project
Bob Schumm seeks a 10 year Neighborhood Revitalization Act tax rebate for Vermont Place at 815 Vermont St. The five story mixed use project valued at $8.8 million would then face 85 percent rebates years 1–5 and 50 percent years 6–10. He also requests $7.7 million in industrial revenue bonds to exempt construction materials from sales tax.
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Lawrence city boards weigh policy changes on incentives
Lawrence Joint Economic Development Council members fear new policy limits will hinder attracting firms as the City Commission weighs higher incentive fees more analysis and a cap on tax rebates. AHAB eyed units set aside for low income housing as part of incentive deals.
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Anonymous donor saves 55-year-old eastern Lawrence pool
An anonymous benefactor contributed 10000 dollars to prevent the closure of a 55-year-old pool in eastern Lawrence this summer. A Page 3A note indicates community effort to keep the pool open.
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Dog killed amid trio of armed robberies
Three armed men robbed victims at three southwest Lawrence locations on Monday morning. A dog was shot and killed during the incident near Nicole Allensworth home on West 27th Street. Police said the suspects remained at large as of late Monday.
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Court upholds conviction in theft sale of KU rings
The Kansas Court of Appeals affirms the conviction of Mandy Hurd for stealing two Kansas University championship rings from her father-in-law and selling them for meth, with the pair living with her husband Blake Hurd during December 2013 and January 2014.
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