Town Talk with Chad Lawhorn for August 29, 2022

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Since 2002 Douglas County's property tax rate has increased 70%; state's other largest counties up 8%]( Over the last two decades, Douglas County has experienced the largest increase in property tax rates of any urban county in Kansas, a review of statewide data has found. And the comparison is not close. Douglas County has seen its property ... [Since 2002 Douglas County's property tax rate has increased 70%; state's other largest counties up 8%]( By: Chad Lawhorn Over the last two decades, Douglas County has experienced the largest increase in property tax rates of any urban county in Kansas, a review of statewide data has found. And the comparison is not close. Douglas County has seen its property ... August 27, 2022 @ 10:30pm [Plans brewing for big, new building at Lawrence Regional Airport to house aircraft maintenance business; plans filed to upgrade airport terminal]( By: Chad Lawhorn Story updated at 3:36 p.m. Thursday: Development plans are in the works that could make the Lawrence Regional Airport a national destination for jets and other aircraft that need significant maintenance work. Lawrence businessman Doug Compton ... August 25, 2022 @ 1:43pm [In the latest sign KU is getting serious with West Campus development, university closes Park and Ride lot]( By: Chad Lawhorn There are new signs that KU is getting more serious about developing West Campus into a research and business park surrounded by homes and shops. These latest signs read: No Parking. The University of Kansas has closed its Park and Ride ... August 23, 2022 @ 4:31pm [The Oread hotel near KU campus has been sold to a Denver-based company and will become a Hilton hotel property]( By: Chad Lawhorn A Denver-based hospitality company has bought Lawrence’s The Oread, and will rebrand the hotel on the edge of the University of Kansas campus as a Hilton hotel. Mission Hill Hospitality announced Monday that it has completed a deal to ... August 22, 2022 @ 1:19pm [A dispute over what voters were told in 1994 may stop county residents from getting property tax relief today]( By: Chad Lawhorn There’s such a thing as an urban myth, and perhaps, there’s a Douglas County myth too. The urban one is likely to make its appearance around a campfire, a water cooler or even a bar. The Douglas County variety tends to show up around tax ... August 20, 2022 @ 10:30pm [As county tax bills rise by 10% or more, county's savings accounts grow by more than $10M; since 2019 savings are up by nearly $30M]( By: Chad Lawhorn Call it the Douglas County dichotomy. In a year when many Douglas County residents may have to dip into their savings accounts to pay their property tax bills, Douglas County government is significantly growing its savings account. A review of ... August 19, 2022 @ 1:47pm You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044