Government · Select Board
Council Falls One Vote Short on No-Confidence Measure
The Lawrence City Council fell one vote short of immediately acting on a no-confidence resolution against Mayor Brian E. DePeña, sending it to committee instead.
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Government · Other Committee
Lawrence panel sends bus-stop parking ban to council
Lawrence Ordinance Committee backs $100 bus-stop parking fine and a stalled collectibles-shop license.
Government · Other Committee
Lawrence panel tables first economic master plan
Lawrence Economic Development Committee tables city's first-ever economic master plan.
Government · Finance Committee
Lawrence panel backs $3.3 million in school roof loans
Lawrence Finance Committee backs $3.3 million in school roof borrowing, tables firefighters' pension fix again.
Government · Board of Health
Board of Health mandates food handler certification
Lawrence Board of Health votes to require every food handler, not just managers, to carry a food safety certification. Chairman Dr.
Government · Select Board
Council Votes 5-3 to Table Sandin Pension Petition
The Lawrence City Council voted 5-3 to table a home rule petition seeking a line-of-duty death designation for the late Police Sergeant Charles Sandin.
Government · Other Committee
Lawrence panel approves five licenses, stalls on domino plan
Lawrence License Commission approves five licenses, won't rule on a domino tournament.
Government · Finance Committee
Lawrence Finance Panel Accepts Clean FY25 Audit
Lawrence Finance Committee accepts a clean FY25 audit while scrambling to cover a $720,000 school lease gone wrong.
Government · Select Board
Council Approves Festival Permit After Process Debate
The Lawrence City Council voted 7-1 to approve a Guatemalan Independence Day festival permit at Bergen Square Park after a debate over bypassed review rules.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance panel tables $3.1 million energy fund request
Lawrence's Finance Committee tabled a $3.1 million request to spend Columbia Gas settlement funds on energy projects, demanding an itemized breakdown first.
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