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THURSDAY • NOVEMBER 6 • 2014
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Lawrence resident and artist Dave Loewenstein, left, says the neighborhood is concerned that information about the Ninth Street grant project is not being released. But Susan Tate, executive director of the Arts Center, right, says that worry is unfounded.
East Lawrence residents raise 9th St. concern
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By Chad Lawhorn Twitter: @clawhorn_ljw
This map shows how Lawrence precincts voted on the sales tax issue on Tuesday’s ballot to fund a $28 million police headquarters. The measure was defeated by 915 votes, 14,136 to 13,221. Most of the no votes came from east of Iowa Street. For an interactive version of the map showing precinct totals, go online to LJWorld.com/hqvote.
A project to remake a portion of Ninth Street into a unique arts corridor is drawing new opposition from some East Lawrence residents after the leader of the Lawrence Arts Center has declined to make public the application the agency submitted to win a $500,000 grant for the project. “The neighborhood is a little bit concerned about what is in there that they don’t want us to see,” said David Loewenstein, a longtime East Lawrence resident and artist. But Susan Tate, executive
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uesday’s defeat of a proposed sales tax for a $28 million police headquarters has left Lawrence city commissioners staring at a blank slate on how to address police department needs. But don’t expect it to remain blank for long. “I’ve told the Friends of the Lawrence Farmer Police group that we’re still going to get this done,” said City Commissioner Jeremy Farmer who, if tradition holds, will become the city’s mayor in April.
City commissioners, though, will have to answer a few questions before they can hope to get a headquarters approved. Here are five key questions: 1. What will make East Lawrence happy? It’s clear that East Lawrence voters didn’t like the proposed 0.2 percent sales tax proposal. A look at returns shows the sales tax only carried two precincts east of Iowa Street, both of them tiny in terms of voter numbers — the Kansas University Burge Union precinct had 71 people cast ballots and the Lawrence Jewish Community Center precinct had 345. There were pockets of large-scale opposition in East Lawrence. Ten precincts east of Iowa had opposition levels of 60 percent or more.
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By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock
Topeka — Political pundits and poll watchers were left scratching their heads Wednesday morning, trying to figure out how so many pre-election polls could have been so wrong. Going into Election Day Tuesday, the average of the independent, scientific polls in Kansas showed Democrat Paul Davis with about a 3-point lead over Gov. Sam Brownback, while Sen. Pat Roberts ap-
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The largest opposition in the city, by percentage, was at the East Lawrence Recreation center, where 69 percent rejected the sales tax. 2. Will a blue ribbon commission be formed? The election seemed to take a turn when some opponents began noting that Lawrence’s crime numbers and case clearance rates don’t compare favorably with those in other Harper communities that were measured as part of a large benchmark study. Former District Attorney Jerry
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Voting results dramatically defy pre-election polls
5 QUESTIONS ON WHERE WE GO FROM HERE By Chad Lawhorn
director of the Lawrence Arts Center, said such worries are unfounded. She said she has provided a “wordfor-word” copy of the bulk of the center’s application that resulted in a $500,000 grant from ArtPlace America. That document contains a vision statement and related narrative for the project, which is for the portion of Ninth Street east of Massachusetts Street. The document has been provided to members of the public who have requested it. It also was provided to the Lawrence City Commission as it considered city funding for
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With a world of uncertainty surrounding who will lead the program, KU has taken some significant steps to find a full-time football coach. Page 1B
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