City Hall agenda set for Tuesday executive session and meeting
Lawrence Sunflower reports a 5:30 p.m. executive session and a 6:35 p.m. regular meeting Tuesday at City Hall Sixth and Massachusetts. Broadband Channel 25 will broadcast. Meeting documents are online at lawrenceks.org. proposed operating changes await approval.
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City commissioners to vote on transit stop boarding rule
Lawrence officials propose a shift for the Lawrence Transit System requiring riders to board at designated bus stops. The change would replace the current practice of flagging down a bus anywhere along a route. Three city commissioners will review the proposal and determine its adoption.
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Transit leaders propose placard to flag buses for disabled riders
Officials say the change aims to cut stop and go rides and improve efficiency. Some disabled riders worry a stop up to a quarter mile away could be hard to reach, prompting a recommendation that eligible T riders register for a special placard to flag down buses anywhere along routes.
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City Commission Proceedings Preview and Actions
Executive session to discuss potential real estate acquisitions from 5 30 p m to 6 15 p m. Regular meeting recognizes armed forces service and proclaims Marine Corps Birthday Veterans Day National Home Care Month and National Hospice Month. Consent items approve Oct 17 minutes and minutes from boards, approve claims and licenses, bids for surplus vehicles phase 1 Sesquicentennial Plaza rehabilitation projects Pa and Summit Lt 1140 Pa and 1312 Summit Lt, Dec 5 bids for sanitation and water projects, award Aramark uniform service contract 40 503 annually, authorize two property acquisitions Wakarusa facility 244 acres 650 000 and 191 acres 505 000, codification ordinance 8047, Emergency Management amendments, dedicate easements for Joyce and Elaine Margaret additions, preserve Americas communities and historic preservation grants, Kasold Drive reconstruction agreement with KDOT, 491 839 federal earmark for transit vehicle replacement, sign mortgage releases for Edna Campbell and Lois Liebert, sign subordination for Karen Parish, designate Centenary United Methodist Church sign and Nativity Festival, execute PackerWare tax abatement agreement, receive city manager report. Regular agenda consider Mercato preliminary development plan 337 700 sq ft mixed use on 45 acres north of US 40 east of K 10, review George Williams Way construction north/south of West Sixth Street, approve Mercato final plat easements, authorize negotiations with PlaceMakers for traditional neighborhood design zoning code.
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Philosopher Graeme Forbes to speak at KU lecture
University of Colorado Boulder philosophy professor Graeme Forbes will present Identity and the Facts of the Matter at 4 30 p m on November 10 in the Malott Room Kansas Union on KU campus. Forbes specializes in semantics metaphysics and logic and will address three puzzles including the ship of Theseus. The lecture is free and open to the public.
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