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Ordinance committee advances one-year extension for grant-writing contractor pending spending data

Lawrence City Ordinance Intergovernmental Relations Committee · November 12, 2025
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The Lawrence City ordinance committee voted Nov. 12 to forward a one-year extension for the Resource Development Team to the full council with a favorable recommendation, conditioned on staff providing how much of the roughly $14.6 million in grant awards has been spent for intended purposes.

The Ordinance Intergovernmental Relations Committee on Nov. 12 voted to send a one‑year extension of the Resource Development Team contract to the full Lawrence City Council with a favorable recommendation, pending staff data about how grant funds have been spent.

Chair Mark LaPlain said the committee needed a concise accounting of outcomes tied to the grants the contractor works on before final approval. "I'm very curious as to how much of the money from the grants have been…

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