City weighs ban on large trucks parking on residential streets
Lawrence city commissioners will consider a new ordinance banning large vehicles from residential street parking for more than two hours unless actively loading or unloading or performing a service to abutting properties. A large vehicle is defined as over eight feet wide or eighteen feet long or seven feet high. The Traffic Safety Commission backs the proposal. staff will discuss with residents, aiming to curb long term semi permanent storage without harming contractors. Local cities including Lenexa Olathe Overland Park Topeka Manhattan Salina and Wichita already restrict truck parking.
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John Nalbandian
The
Traffic Safety Commission
Mike Wildgen
Lenexa
Olathe
Overland Park
Topeka
Manhattan
Salina
Wichita
Union Pacific
Douglas County
Moody
Nalbandian
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City approves commissions and bids for Lawrence projects
The council approves Richard Heckler for the Traffic Safety Commission and reap points Truman Waugh to the Douglas County Emergency Preparedness Committee. It authorizes payments for irrigation and road work, sets bid deadlines, rezones and annexes parcels, and schedules reviews of the 1997 budget and 1997-2002 Capital Improvement Plan along with two proposed bike trail projects financed largely by federal grants.
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The
Traffic Safety Commission
John Nalbandian
Truman Waugh
Douglas County
Nickerson Systems Inc
Lawrence Aquatic Center
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LRM Industries Inc
Prospect Avenue
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Mike Wildgen
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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LRM
Marks Veterinary Clinic
Lawrence
Naismith Valley
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Heatherwood/West Campus
Iowa Street
Kasold Drive
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Small Kansas towns seek path to revival along Trail West Road
In Reno County four towns Sylvia Partridge Abbyville and Plevna pursue revival as demolition clears older buildings and drought and economic decline bite. Local leaders Gerard Liebl Partridge Mayor Ken Van Buskirk and Jay Yoder push coordinated efforts with state help highlighting tourism historic sites and housing as growth levers.
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Gus Liebl
Citizens Bank of Kansas
Sylvia
Liebl
Odd Fellows Lodge
Trail West Road
Reno County
Plevna
Abbyville
Partridge
Ken van Buskirk
van Buskirk
Hutchinson
Jay Yoder
Matt Brisch
State Department of Com
Merce and
Housing
Brisch
City budget input sought at public hearing
Lawrence city commissioners invite public input on the 1997 budget at a 6:35 p.m. hearing in city hall. Mayor Nalbandian says suggestions should emphasize broad goals like downtown spending or public transportation rather than specific projects. Osbey Hunter considered attending after learning of the hearing.
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Lawrence
John Nalbandian
Orchard Lane
Commission
City Hall
Sixth
Massachusetts
Osbey Hunter
Lawrence to hold public budget hearing Tuesday evening
Lawrence city commissioners will hold a public hearing at 6 35 p m Tuesday during the regular commission meeting at city hall to gather ideas for the 1997 city budget. Residents are urged to share priorities including possible tax cuts or spending increases and to discuss capital improvement plans for the next five years.
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City Hall
Sixth
Massachusetts
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