City Hears Proposal For New Neighborhood Bar Rules
Lawrence commissioners approved The Hawk license at 1340 Ohio and ordered a draft ordinance within 30 days to curb late closing in residential areas. Neighbors urged midnight or earlier closings as noise trash and parking complaints rise, while bar owners warn of profit loss from midnight limits.
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Lawrence
Erv Hodges
David Corliss
Matthew All
Janet Gerstner
Sixth Street traffic to get signals plan in Lawrence
Lawrence city commissioners agreed to hire Transystems Corp for 34100 to vet a traffic signal coordination plan along Sixth Street from Massachusetts to Wakarusa Drive. The system would mirror a similar setup on Low Street and aims to ease congestion with timed green waves, with a six month delivery deadline and study of Sixth and Laker streets intersections.
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Lawrence approves tax abatements for iWartin-Logan and aquatic center
Lawrence city commissioners agreed to a 50 percent tax abatement for 10 years on 1.3 billion dollars of property tied to Martin-Logan’s SPASHON project near 5 acres, including a 17000 square foot factory office space and relocation of R&D and painting lines. They also signed a 9.5 million agreement with the school district to build an indoor aquatic center on 4.4 acres near Free State High School financed by a 1994 county sales tax, with city operation and future terms to be negotiated. A $535,911 waterline contract was awarded to Clisso Co. Inc. in multiple streets, plus a 417,717 bid to Penny Construction Co. for a Clinton Lake Softball Complex bike-path parking and maintenance building project scheduled for late spring.
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Lawrence
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Tom
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Free State High School
Clisso Co. Inc
South Lawrence
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Clinton Lake
Mike Wildgen
City auctions surplus vehicles in sealed bid sale
City commissioners approved selling 15 surplus vehicles after sealed bids opened Sept 22. A 1996 Ford Crown Victoria police sedan led bidders at 13,730 to Karl Rosen. other sales include a 1993 Ford F-250 to Farmers Co-Op for 8290 a 1991 Ford Taurus to Pat Kindle for 1275 and a 1986 Ford F-350 to R D Johnson Excavating for 2830. Parking rules also discussed.
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Lawrence
Farmers Co-Op
Pat Kindle
R.D. Johnson
Haskell exempt from federal civil service laws bill passed
The House approved a bill letting Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute craft independent personnel systems. It preserves some benefits and union rights, with Interior review after five years, and moves to the Senate for consideration. The measure garners support from many Native groups, amid White House opposition.
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Vince Snowbarger
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Lawrence
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Albuquerque
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Snowbarger
U.S. Senate
Bob Martin
Haskell Con
Fijah Cummings
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Federal Office of Personnel Management
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