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Lawrence mayor: soil tests clear way for amphitheater lease talks, funding still undecided
Summary
Mayor reported soil testing returned negative and the city is drafting a lease and conducting surveys for an amphitheater on state-owned land; DNR, FHRA and redevelopment partners are at the table and officials expect an announcement in the first quarter, though funding and final lease terms remain undecided.
The Lawrence mayor said Jan. 14 that soil testing came back negative for a proposed amphitheater site and the city is moving into surveying and lease negotiations with state and redevelopment partners.
"Everything came back negative so that we can move forward," the mayor said, adding that the city has engaged an engineering firm for a land survey and that the Department of Natural Resources and the redevelopment authority are involved in drafting a lease. The mayor said the city requested a…
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