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Glass recycling bins added around the city

Reading time: 2 – 3 minutes Lawrence residents and businesses now have more locations to drop off glass for recycling.  Today, City of Lawrence Waste Reduction and Recycling crews are placing four Ripple Glass bins in Lawrence for residents to … Continue reading

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Trash Talking Continues at City Hall

Reading time: 1 – 2 minutes The Solid Waste Task Force will hold a public meeting to review the final draft of the task force’s recommendations to the City Commission.  The meeting will be Thursday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. … Continue reading

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Snow? City website is where to go to stay in-the-know.

Reading time: 2 – 2 minutes The City of Lawrence recently unveiled a newly redesigned snow operations page and mapping system. During snow operations, residents can set their browsers to lawrenceks.org/snow to receive the latest information on snow plowing, salting, city closures … Continue reading

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2011 Thanksgiving Trash Collection Changes

Reading time: < 1 minute There will be no residential trash collection on Thursday, November 24th or Friday, November 25th due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Only residential customers with regularly scheduled trash day on Thursday will be affected. During Thanksgiving … Continue reading

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Did you know the city collects tree limbs and brush?

Reading time: 1 – 2 minutes For residential trash routes, the City’s Solid Waste Division collects tree limbs and brush bundled with a durable tie measuring no more than 5′ in length and 18″ in diameter and weighing no more … Continue reading

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Have you had problems with online enrollment?

Reading time: < 1 minute Since the release of the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department’s 2011 Summer/Fall Activities Guide, we have seen an increased number of people having difficulty with our online enrollment software. First off, we’re sorry. Second, we … Continue reading

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The survey’s in the mail

Reading time: < 1 minute Did you check your mail box last week to see if you were one of the lucky Lawrence residents who received a citizen survey? We mailed out 4,000 surveys last week with focus on city … Continue reading

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What’s your take on solid waste services?

Reading time: < 1 minute Do you have an opinion about solid waste and the services provided by the City of Lawrence? The city recently added a new feedback form online at lawrenceks.org/swtf/ for residents to comment on what they … Continue reading

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Join Lawrence Transit to discuss changes to transit routes

Reading time: 2 – 2 minutes Tonight, the Lawrence Transit offices begin a series of open house meetings to discuss changes to transit routes.  The changes would go into effect later this year if approved. The city strives to get … Continue reading

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Keep your pipes safe in freezing temps

The City of Lawrence is working to help residents tackle the task of keeping pipes from freezing by using some simple, common sense ideas to keep pipes from freezing. Continue reading

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