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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 2000
Page
8
Lawrence city officials meet at City Hall to discuss improvements for 31st Street. The 6:35 p.m. Tuesday session at Sixth and Massachusetts continues the commission’s ongoing project agenda.
Lawrence city commissioners will consider a request for proposals to hire engineering help for possible improvements to the 31st Street corridor between Iowa Street and Noria Road, or East 1750 Road. The study will assess intersections, environmental and neighborhood impacts, align the proposed extension of 31st Street east of Haskell Avenue, and provide project cost estimates.
Lawrence city and Douglas County commissioners work together to extend 31st Street east to Kansas Highway 10 after deciding the state could not complete the South Lawrence Trafficway along the corridor. They cite worsening east-west congestion in the southern part of Lawrence and seek improvements.
Lawrence city commissioners plan a 9 a.m. Wednesday study session at city hall Sixth and Massachusetts streets to address housing concerns per a request from the Kansas University Student Senate.
The city commission reviews and approves numerous rezoning and annexation proposals including 7.7 acres near East 23rd Street and Harper Street, 13 acres at East List Street and O'Connell Road, and 34 acres south of Interstate 70. It adopts second and final readings for several ordinances, approves drinking establishment licenses for Mad Greek and Mezcal Mexican Restaurant, and authorizes various city contracts and reports. The meeting covers minutes, appointments, and a plan to consider a six-part package of zoning changes, annexations, and development projects across Lawrence.
Douglas County Rape Victim Survivor Services received 40000 dollars and the Franklin County Health Department received 30446 dollars from the Federal Rape Prevention and Education Grant for fiscal year 2001. The grants aim to enhance or develop prevention activities to reduce sexual assault against women through interventions targeted at children and youths.
More than 100 migrating birds including ducks grebes geese and a loon fell from the sky near Kansas City as rain and freezing conditions iced their wings. Volunteers from Operation Wildlife repaired injuries and warmed the birds at Linwood and Shawnee clinics. Four birds were euthanized due to severe injuries.
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