Closed door Bluffs session set for 6 30 p m in city hall
A closed door meeting of attorneys and city officials on the Bluffs development issue is planned for 6 30 p m Monday at city hall. Lawrence commissioners recessed to meet in executive session Monday to discuss the issue before talks with the developer and opponents represented by area residents.
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City requests AG guidance on open meetings questions
Lawrence commissioners prepared seven questions about the state open meetings law and plan to send them to the Kansas attorney general. The items seek clarity on communications among a quorum, telephone chats, memo exchanges, out of state retreats, notification of meetings, pre-arrangement hours, and forum attendance, with the city manager authorized to forward the request.
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County bars Shriners rodeo fundraiser at fairgrounds
Douglas County rejects rodeo use citing a five year old policy. Commissioner Beverly Bradley notes past chutes removal and safety concerns with Little League season overlapping. Don Westheffer says fund raiser aimed to support Shriners Hospitals. Abdallah Temple notes many annual rodeos and Shriners’ hospital budget and expansion plans.
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Phi Gamma Delta sculpture wins arts award
A KU fraternity Phi Gamma Delta 1540 La. received the Community Enhancement and Cultural Interchange Award from the Lawrence Arts Commission for commissioning the sculpture Prairie Formations installed in May on Lilac Lane between Blake and Fraser halls. Salina senior Nick Wooster accepted the award from Gary Thompson. the piece honors the fraternity’s 100-year KU anniversary.
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Defendants seek testing changes in Hyatt skywalk collapse cases
In Kansas City courts defendants and plaintiffs ask to limit National Bureau of Standards involvement in debris testing from the Hyatt Regency skywalk collapse that killed 113 and injured nearly 200. An agreement would let the bureau’s report authors give one written and one videotaped deposition while exempting other personnel. Nearly $3 billion in claims have been filed.
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