Even when she gets in her car to go somewhere else, Lisa Larsen has sometimes found herself inadvertently driving toward City Hall out of habit.
Considering the time she spends in the building, that’s not too surprising. In addition to being on the City Commission and the steering committee for the city’s new comprehensive plan, Larsen can often be found sitting among members of the public at the meetings of other city boards, such as the Affordable Housing Advisory Board. She is also one of two commissioners designated to work closely with the national firm hired to find the next city manager.
Larsen said that she thinks all those topics — the comprehensive plan, affordable housing and the city manager search — will be pivotal discussions in 2019, the year she is expected to occupy the center seat at City Hall. On Jan. 14, if city commissioners stick with the tradition of promoting the vice mayor to mayor, which they are widely expected to do, Larsen will become Lawrence’s next mayor.
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