Lawrence teachers weigh 300 dollar base pay rise in talks
The Lawrence School District and Lawrence Education Association clashed over a base pay increase as negotiations paused after administration proposed a 300 raise while LEA sought 520. District figures show the 4.6 percent investment in new money with many teachers gaining longevity and degree boosts.
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Planning commission seat remains center of contention
The Lawrence City Commission rejected Mayor Mike Rundle's plan to replace Lawrence architect Paul Werner with David Burress on the Lawrence Douglas County Planning Commission. Rundle rejected healing gestures and argued the mayor should appoint board members, while Werner received a farewell plaque from Commission Chair Jane Bateman as outgoing members Frost and Male also departed.
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Frank Male
Douglas County Commission
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Lawrence Planning Commission approves big box rezoning and annexation
Reuters Lawrence planning panel backs rezoning 25.5 acres to planned commercial development and recommends rezoning the remaining 54.3 acres for residential and office use along Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive. They also approve a preliminary development plan and plat, with street improvements to be coordinated with city and state. The action moves to the City Commission for final approval and annexation approval heads to the Douglas County Commission.
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Task force refines Lawrence tax abatement policy
The Economic Incentives Task Force reviews city tax abatements page by page. It adds language prioritizing high tech and research firms, requires jobs to meet or exceed area wages, and removes a ban on abatements for existing buildings unless vacant for long periods.
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Jim Henry
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