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City leaders to weigh budget requests By Nikki Wentling Twitter: @nikkiwentling
Over a period of about four hours on Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will hear from each of the city’s 14 departments about their projected budgets for 2017. The work session, which starts at 3 p.m. and will be punctuated by a brief regular meeting at 5:45 p.m., is the next step in the city’s creation of its 2017 budget. Another work session will be held June 21 to hear requests from outside agencies. CITY City Manager Tom COMMISSION Markus will present his recommended budget in mid-July, and then commissioners will have time to revise it. The commission passes a final budget in August. Before commissioners learn of the departments’ requests Tuesday, city Finance Director Bryan Kidney will start the work session by giving an overview of Lawrence’s overall financial picture. He did so briefly in early May to kick off budget talks, warning commissioners that Lawrence’s
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ATTENDEES OF A VIGIL honoring the victims of Sunday’s Orlando nightclub shooting form a circle while holding hands Sunday evening in South Park in front of the gazebo. About two dozen people attended the vigil to show their support for the victims of the mass shooting at an Orlando, Fla., nightclub that left more than 50 people dead. See more on the shooting in USA Today, 1B.
New Explore Lawrence director finds truth in ‘unmistakably Lawrence’ By Nikki Wentling Twitter: @nikkiwentling
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n the two months he’s been on the job, new Explore Lawrence Director Michael Davidson has determined a few things about the city. Mostly, he said, it has soul. “These are the jobs I live for; I like to go to a
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destination that, first of all, is authentic,” Davidson said. “I like destinations that have soul to it. This one has that.” Davidson stopped by Lawrence Arts Center one night to catch a lecture and stumbled into a group of folk musicians playing in the lobby afterward. He visited Rock Chalk Park
MICHAEL DAVIDSON, THE NEW DIRECTOR OF EXPLORE LAWRENCE, COMES TO LAWRENCE from Newark, N.J., where he served as executive director of the Greater Newark Convention & Visitors Bureau.
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New Zealander traveling 8,000 miles for justice in Lawrence By Conrad Swanson Twitter: @Conrad_Swanson
Eight thousand miles is a long way to travel for closure, but that’s how far Rachel Gronback is willing to go. Gronback, 31, lives in New Zealand and writes a blog about “fashion, online shopping and body positivity.” In late November, Gronback said she started receiving
inappropriate sexual messages and photos on her Instagram account. After filing a report with the Lawrence Police Department, Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson told Gronback late in April that his office is prepared to file a harassment charge against the suspect. There was just one catch. Before a criminal charge can be filed,
I want to have my experience treated with the seriousness it deserves and not be minimized into something I should just accept as a part of being a woman online.” — Rachel Gronback Branson told Gronback she would have to be willing to appear in court in the case of a trial. She would also have to shoulder the bulk of the international travel expenses. Unable to afford the
trip herself, Gronback said she was soon contacted by Ron Wilson, a Lawrence-area resident who was willing to foot the bill for her travels. And with a bit more outside help, she’s
determined to see the case through to the end. “I want to have my experience treated with the seriousness it deserves and not be minimized into something I should just accept as a part of being a woman online,” Gronback wrote in an email. “It’s important that what I experienced is clearly communicated as criminal behavior.” Please see GRONBACK, page 2A Rachel Gronback
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