Downtown redevelopment consultant to be discussed in Lawrence
Lawrence city commissioners will review a draft for hiring a downtown redevelop ment consultant at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall. The consultant would analyze a task force prospectus to transform a block bordered by Massachusetts, New Hampshire, 10th and 11th streets into a mixed retail office and residential area nearly three times the size of the Riverfront Plaza. The study would cover tax-increment financing options, potential state grants, and redevelopment of the east side of the 700 block of New Hampshire Street.
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Downtown redevelopment study eyed with underground parking plan
Last month commissioners asked staff to draft a consultant proposal for downtown redevelopment. A Lawrence Chamber of Commerce task force proposed a multi use block with an underground garage. They also questioned applying a similar project on New Hampshire Street using Mit Winter property, and described a Massachusetts site plan with 873 underground parking spaces, 88 000 square feet of retail space and 327 above ground apartments.
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City approves licenses and projects in broad agenda
The council approves drinking establishment licenses for Carlos O'Kellys Panda Garden Red Lyon Teller s Coy ote s and Myers Retail Liquor plus a police towing contract for Hillcrest Wrecker. It considers stop signs parking changes flood relief funding and mortgage release as part of a lengthy regular agenda.
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Local woman named officer on AP Broadcasters board
SALINA AP Bill Roy of KFDI AM FM Wichita has been elected president of Kansas Associated Press Broadcasters during the annual meeting. Barb Quinn news director KLWN KLRZ Lawrence named president elect. New board members are Jeff O Dell KVOE Emporia and Sheila Graber WIBW AM FM Topeka. Roy 33 Overland Park native reporter anchor for KFDI succeeds Richard Baker KKSU Manhattan past president. Quinn 43 news director at Lawrence station 2 1/2 years in the role and 12 years in broadcasting.
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Kansas professor joins privatization council
Kansas University law and economics professor Henry Butler named to the 15 member Kansas Council on Privatization. The panel, formed under the reinventing government push, will study private sector options for state services and report findings to the governor and legislative leaders. Its first meeting is set for Wednesday at Wichita State University.
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