Lawrence Journal-World 08-17-2016

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Chief reports on racial issues in policing By Rochelle Valverde rvalverde@ljworld.com

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NOWAK CONSTRUCTION WORKERS A.J. GREENWOOD, LEFT, DAVID CHRISTIE, IRADIER CHAVIRA, TOP, AND NACHO NAVA work to build up the walls around a storm drain inlet on Tuesday at the Maple Street Pump Station in North Lawrence. Crews are wrapping up construction on the project, which is designed to alleviate some flooding in North Lawrence by pumping excess stormwater to the Kansas River. BELOW: The pump station sits at Sixth and Maple streets.

Facility to help manage North Lawrence flooding By Rochelle Valverde rvalverde@ljworld.com

A new stormwater pump station in North Lawrence that will help prevent flooding is ready for the next big rain. The pump station, which sits at Sixth and Maple streets in North Lawrence, will

help prevent localized flooding that was common in the area north of the railroad tracks. That area needed the higher drainage capacity because it is depressed in elevation, said Matt Bond, City of Lawrence stormwater engineer.

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here are many emotions the Lawrence Public Library evokes: joy in gaining new knowledge; pride in the community gathering place the library has become; fear that a librarian will whack me in the knee upon seeing my unpaid overdue book fines. Warm and fuzzy, however, was not one of the emotions

the last time Lawrence Public Library leaders appeared before the City Commission. Perhaps library leaders pulled out their copy of “The Art of the Deal.” Library leaders went into the City Commission’s budget hearing with a recommendation from the city manager for a $26,000 increase — a fraction of what library

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A report delivered by the Lawrence police chief in response to the national Black Lives Matter movement led to mixed reactions — including some pointed criticism — from various community members. CITY P o l i c e COMMISSION Chief Tarik Khatib delivered the report to city commissioners at their meeting Tuesday evening. The report provided responses to proposals for policy and structural reforms within police departments that are laid out by Campaign Zero, an initiative of the national Black Lives Matter movement. Campaign Zero calls for police departments to implement policies on the use of force, body cameras and racial profiling. The campaign also calls for reliable structures to enforce such policies, as well as the need for a community oversight structure. “A lot of them are very reasonable,” Khatib said. “… It makes sense for police departments to look at this. I thought it’d be good to kind of touch base with this body, touch base with the public in general to kind of take a snapshot of where we’re at.”

leaders sought. Library leaders, though, left the meeting with about $255,000 more. Library leaders used the concept of leverage. For years the library’s board of trustees has been making a recommendation of how much funding the library should receive. But this year,

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