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2 tax incentive requests advanced Two sets of developers submitted requests for tax rebates for their projects: former commissioner Bob Schumm for Vermont Place, a condominium, office and retail building planned for Vermont Street, and Adam and Matt Williams for the renovation of an old
By Nikki Wentling Twitter: @nikkiwentling
The Lawrence City Commission advanced Tuesday two requests for tax incentives for new developments, one of which commissioners previously refused to consider.
warehouse in East Lawrence to house a brewery, restaurant and apartments. With the go-ahead from commissioners, both developments will be analyzed and go before two city boards — the Public Incentives Review Committee and Affordable Housing
Advisory Board — before being sent back to the City Commission for a final decision. “I think they each bring a lot to the table,” City Manager Tom Markus said of the developments. “I like these projects.”
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Greyhound officials have 90 more days to find a permanent pickup and drop-off location in Lawrence. The Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to grant a 90-day extension to Greyhound to find a bus stop. In December, commissioners asked Greyhound to have one selected by June 30.
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Commission OKs higher fines for parking violations ter fine from $3 to $5. It’s the first increase since 2009, when the charge was bumped from $2 to $3. Lawrence Police Capt. Adam Heffley said the purpose of the increase was to have more people pay the meters and “move on” from a space once their time runs out.
By Nikki Wentling Twitter: @nikkiwentling
Drivers who fail to feed the parking meters in downtown Lawrence will soon be paying a larger fine. The Lawrence City Commission voted 4-1 Tuesday to raise the overtime parking me-
“The goal of the exercise is not to go out of our way to punish people, but to create an environment downtown where people can come and go and have the opportunity to park there,” Heffley said. “The benefit of a higher turnover in parking is less people driving around in circles looking for parking stalls.”
Besides an increase in the initial fine, fines paid after 10 days will increase from $15 to $20. Habitual violators — those who have five or more parking violations within a 30-day period — are currently charged $50. That will increase to $75. Please see PARKING, page 5A
Weekend yields 19 fireworks citations, lots of trash
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ast night from my rooftop vantage point I could see fireworks in every direction. Some came from the city’s official Kaw-Boom Festival in Burcham Park, while others were more of an amateur enterprise. Not surprisingly, my dog hated every single explosion. I’m beginning to question her loyalty to this country. Even a quick glance at the Lawrence Police
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A SPENT FIREWORK sits near the Kansas River in North Lawrence on Tuesday.
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Department’s activity logs shows law enforcement had a busy couple of days. In a release, the department said officers responded to around 311 fireworksrelated calls between Saturday and Monday. In all, 19 fireworks citations were issued, 186 warnings were given and a total of 139 calls were either unlocated or unfounded.
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e’ve all heard of the School of Hard Knocks, and Monday I’m sure several of us were reacquainted with the School of Short Fuses. (Perhaps you even went to its graduate academy: The Institute of Glue-on Eyebrows.) But you don’t hear a lot these days about The School of Love. Well, there is indeed a new school with that name opening up in Lawrence, but before you get the wrong idea, it is for elementary students. A new business called The Lawrence School of Love has signed a deal to locate in the former home of the Sunshine Acres Montessori School at 2141 Maple Lane in eastern Lawrence. As the name suggests, the school will have a curriculum that is focused not just on academics but also on emotions. “We teach through love, not through rewards and punishments,” said Angela Piperidou, the founder and director of the school. “We focus on how we treat the kids and how they treat others. You treat others the way you want to be treated. We want them to carry that idea with them through their whole lives.” Plans call for the school to serve kindergarten and firstgrade students this year and to add one or two grades per year in the future, Piperidou said. Please see SCHOOL, page 2A
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