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City is Pausing “Lawrence Listens” System for 9 Months

Please note this communication from the City of Lawrence:

“The City of Lawrence is pausing the Lawrence Listens web and mobile application – effective as of Friday, June 17 at 5pm – to revamp and improve the system to better serve our community. The Lawrence Listens pause is anticipated to last approximately nine months. During this time, the City will not be able to receive work order requests through the app; residents can send requests directly to the appropriate department:

Parks & Recreation: parksrec@lawrenceks.org Ph: (785) 832-3450
Municipal Services & Operations: mso@lawrenceks.orgPh: (785) 832-7800
Planning & Development Services: planning@lawrenceks.org Ph: (785) 832-7700
Code Compliance: CodeEnforcement@lawrenceks.org Ph: (785) 832-3345
Police Department (non-emergency) Ph: (785)832-7509
Solid Waste: MSO-SolidWasteDivision@lawrenceks.org Ph: 785-832-3032
Existing requests and those received up until close of business Friday, June 17, will continue to be processed and completed as usual. The pause will not affect the Lawrence Listens surveys available on the City’s website.

We appreciate your patience during this work.”

June 26, 2022 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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• Changing our Neighborhood Name

  Our neighborhood name of “Pinckney” was recently changed to “Pinkney.” This change occurred because Pinckney with a ‘c’ was associated with Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a Revolutionary War general who signed the Constitution and who also was a slaveholder who believed slavery was fundamental to the American way of life (he owned a large plantation in South Carolina). Given this problematic history, neighborhood residents voted to change our neighborhood name. To learn more about the year-long process, go to our dedicated webpage. The final round of voting ultimately landed on the name of “Pinkney” in honor of William Pinkney, who gave a famous anti-slavery speech in 1789.