The history of this nearby lake is unique and preserved because of newspapers created by a civilian corps of Black workers.
Projects related to water—drinking, wastewater, and stormwater—are abundant and costly in Lawrence, whether responding to a problem, making upgrades to the existing system, or planning for the future.
Fighting an aging infrastructure, the City of Lawrence works to ensure residents, businesses and all other entities have clean, safe drinking water today and into the future.
Through the years, many bridges were built and brought down in one way or another in Lawrence, but their importance to the city’s infrastructure and historical value remain.
With the opening of the new LMH Health West Campus, some of our outpatient clinics made the big move to the new facility. One of those moves was for the OrthoKansas team with additional space for LMH Health Therapy & Wellness. Sporting a new 16,000 square foot facility with amazing new equipment and technology, this space is ready for the community to experience all it can offer.
City workers are there to make sure all residents’ lives continue to run seamlessly, and even during a global pandemic, their jobs get done.
During the first couple of months of the COVID-19 outbreak, Gov. Laura Kelly’s words and executive orders were the guiding lights for Kansans. So when she signed Executive Order No. 20-16 on March 28, 2020, calling for a statewide “stay-home” order, she also defined which types of businesses across the state were exceptions for remaining operational.
The Chamber, City of Lawrence, Douglas County, and the University of Kansas presented a united front today during a Kansas Department of Transportation consult meeting in Topeka.