Lawrence City Commission meeting for Oct. 14

Bottomline

City Commissioners will consider a request to close down a portion of the 800 block of New Hampshire Street for up to two years to accommodate the construction of a new multistory apartment and office building in downtown.

Background

The request comes from Lawrence-based First Management, which plans to build an apartment and office building at the northeast corner of Ninth and New Hampshire streets. To accommodate construction equipment, the company is asking for the portion of New Hampshire Street north of Ninth Street and south of the mid-crosswalk in the 800 block of New Hampshire to be closed for the duration of the project. Traffic on Ninth Street also would be impacted. Traffic would be open in both directions, but crews would shift all traffic to south half of the street.

The city also is noting that a portion of the 900 block of New Hampshire Street already is reduced to southbound traffic only. That is to accommodate construction of a hotel/retail building on the southeast corner of Ninth and New Hampshire. The city projecting there will be a time period when traffic in both the 800 and 900 blocks of New Hampshire Street is impacted.

Consent agenda

Approve City Commission meeting minutes of 09/09/14 and 09/16/14

Approve all claims. The list of approved claims will be posted to the agenda the day after the City Commission meeting.

Approve licenses as recommended by the City Clerks Office.

Approve appointments as recommended by the Mayor.

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Lawrence City Commission meeting for Oct. 14