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🏠🥳 Our new online affordable housing dashboard is now available: lawrenceks.org/2025/08/19/city-announces-new-online-affordable-housing-dashboard
This amazing resource helps show our progress toward our affordable housing goals! You can explore the dashboard via three tabs focused ...on housing stabilization projects, new affordable housing projects, and a map of where affordable housing developments are located in Lawrence.
📱 Check out the dashboard here: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/7da73a8d4a8141e08ebe29b598515b6b/page/New-Development-Projects
City announces new online affordable housing dashboard
The City of Lawrence announces a new affordable housing dashboard that shows real-time progress toward the City’s affordable housing goals. The...
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♻️ Lawrence… we need to talk about our recycling. Our most recent audit shows a 16.2% contamination rate — that means 1 out of every 6 items in our blue carts shouldn’t be there.
And here’s the kicker: When contamination rises above 10% and then again above 15%, the City faces... significant surcharges for every ton of recycling we collect. With Lawrence processing about 5,000 tons a year, that can add up fast — costing the community $37,500–$75,000 annually.
And that’s not all — if our contamination is too high, we risk missing our required tonnage of clean material for the year, which can mean even more fines.
🚫 What’s showing up in carts that shouldn’t? Some of it’s common… and some of it’s downright surprising: plastic bags (including bagged recyclables), garden hoses, electrical cords, metal chains, dirty food containers like pizza boxes, batteries and electronics, cardboard boxes that aren’t flattened or have trash and packaging materials inside… and yes, someone actually put a metal trampoline frame in there.
💡 How to help (and make it easy on yourself): Check before you chuck (lawrenceks.org/recycling). Keep it loose — no plastic bags. Think clean and empty — rinse jars, cans, and bottles. Flatten boxes and remove packing. When in doubt, leave it out.
✅ Our goal: Drop from 16.2% to below 12% by our next audit this fall. Every clean cart gets us closer — and saves money for things that make Lawrence a better place to live.
So, Lawrence… be honest — what’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever seen someone put in the recycling bin? 👀
Moving in? Moving out? The Household Hazardous Waste Facility Has You Covered! 🏠
It’s that time of year—new neighbors are settling in, students are moving back, and houses are getting a fresh start. If you’ve got extra paint, old cleaners, or other household hazardous waste ...taking up space, the City’s Household Hazardous Waste Facility is here to help.
You can safely drop off unwanted items and browse our product reuse store for free supplies like paint 🎨, cleaners 🧽, and more. It’s good for your home, your wallet, and the environment.
Making an appointment is quick and easy—just head to lawrenceks.org/swm/hhw to learn more, see what we accept, and schedule your visit. ✅
Happy first day of school to the students and families of Lawrence Public Schools! Wishing you a wonderful — and safe! — start to this school year.
We're honored to share the establishment of the John and Carol Nalbandian Fund with a $25,000 endowment from Dr. John Nalbandian, KU professor emeritus and former mayor. Managed by the Douglas County Community Foundation, the fund will help residents access parks and recreation programs. To ...contribute or learn more, contact the department or visit www.dccfoundation.org.
We're honored to share the establishment of the John and Carol Nalbandian Fund, made possible through a generous $25,000 endowment gift from Dr. John Nalbandian, professor emeritus at the University of Kansas and former Lawrence mayor.
The fund, administered through the Douglas County... Community Foundation, will provide financial assistance to residents who may not otherwise have the means to participate in parks and recreation programs. The gift reflects Dr. Nalbandian’s deep, personal connection to the department and his continued commitment to the wellbeing of the Lawrence community.
Community members who wish to contribute to the John and Carol Nalbandian Fund or learn more about supporting Lawrence’s Parks, Recreation and Culture programs may contact the department or the Douglas County Community Foundation at 785-843-8727 or through www.dccfoundation.org.
Celebrating the professional engineers who keep Lawrence running smoothly! From roads and bridges to water and wastewater systems, their expertise ensures our infrastructure is safe, efficient, and built for the future. Here’s to the engineers shaping today—and imagining tomorrow.
A new episode of Collaborative Solutions is live! Hosts Misty Bosch-Hastings and Barry Feaker sit down with Lawrence business leader Aaron Thakker—a man whose journey from justice involvement as a youth to entrepreneurship is inspiring.
He shares how one adult’s belief in him at age 17... changed his life, sparking a transformation that now drives his commitment to helping others. As the founder of multiple companies and the nonprofit Anchored Collective, Aaron uses his success to give back - supporting housing projects, family services, and community partnerships throughout Douglas County.
This episode is a heartfelt reminder: You don’t have to be in social services to change lives - you just have to show up.
🚀 Happy Professional Engineers Day — Lawrence, let’s celebrate our engineering superstars! 👷♀️👷♂️
Every bridge, water main, stormwater system, and roadway you use daily reflects the hard work and dedication of licensed professional engineers. At the City of ...Lawrence—we're especially grateful for the PEs who ensure water and wastewater systems run flawlessly, traffic moves safely, and infrastructure serves the community efficiently.
Our skilled engineers are committed to protecting the health, safety, and welfare of our community through the successful management of City projects — from initial planning to final construction.
Across the U.S., professional engineers design and maintain more than 4 million miles of public roads, 2.2 million miles of water pipelines, and thousands of essential public facilities—systems that keep cities like Lawrence moving every single day.
Here’s to the engineers building the Lawrence of today—and imagining the Lawrence of tomorrow. 💡