As local COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the Lawrence City Commission will return to virtual meetings beginning next week and has reinstated its mask requirement for city buildings. The commission returned to meeting in person earlier this month, maintaining an online option for city staff and the public, but announced Friday that it would return to virtual meetings for the commission’s upcoming meeting on Tuesday. Source: LJWorld.com.

The City of Lawrence is preparing to update the rules that determine what type of buildings can go where in Lawrence, giving city leaders an opportunity to make code changes that will shape the look and function of the city for years to come. The city’s land development code guides allowed land uses, building density, parking requirements and various other aspects of development, and has not been updated since 2006. A lot has occurred in the intervening 15 years, including the adoption of a new comprehensive plan for the City of Lawrence and Douglas County in 2019 and the adoption of [...]

The power had gone out at Advance Pest Control and employees were standing near the front of the building, in the light provided by the windows, when they heard the sound of crumpling aluminum siding. “We saw a piece (of debris) come flying by, and then the whole thing just started tumbling toward us,” said Jolene Wells. “It was very frightening.” Source: Hutch News

The community of Salina and the surrounding area spent much of Thursday morning cleaning up after a strong windstorm Wednesday afternoon. Crews from the Evergy, the City of Salina, Saline County were seen throughout the city and county, working on downed power lines, damaged traffic signals and downed trees in the right-of-way of some areas of traffic. As of Thursday afternoon, no fatalities due to the storm had been reported in the county. Source: Salina Journal

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