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  • March 2020 Meeting Notes

    Officers present: Ted, Jeff, Alison Neighbors present: 8 Ted called the meeting to order at 6:57pm. Ted chatted a little bit with a former resident about the Maple Street pump and the improvements that were done on Perry Street and other nearby streets to improve storm water drainage north of the tracks in North Lawrence.…

  • March Meeting Monday

    The March meeting of North Lawrence Improvement Association will take place as scheduled Monday, March 9th, 7pm at Peace Mennonite Church, 615 Lincoln Street. We have our spring events and activities to discuss and will have a special guest in to talk to us about the grassroots bus stop seating movement in Lawrence. Cookies and…

  • Reminder for Monday

    Just a reminder that there is NO NLIA meeting tomorrow night. We will be hosting our annual Cabin Fever Chili Supper at 5 pm at the UP Depot. Everyone is welcome!   We still need folks to bring more soups, chilis, salads, and desserts — please bring whatever you can share with the community, preferably…

  • Cabin Fever Chili Supper 2020

    NLIA’s annual Cabin Fever Chili Supper will be held Monday, February 10th at 5 pm at the Union Pacific Depot in North Lawrence, 402 N. Second Street. This is a community event not to be missed! Whether your tastes range from mild to spicy hot, vegan to meat-laden, we will have tasty dishes for everyone…

  • Meeting minutes — January 20th

    Officers present: Ted, Jeff, Alison Neighbors present: 13 The meeting was rescheduled from last week because Ted had a conflict with a city advisory board meeting. Ted called the meeting to order at 7 pm. He thanked residents for coming out in the bitter cold. Ted went to the meeting last week and the downtown…

  • January NLIA Meeting POSTPONED

    The January meeting of NLIA will be postponed to Monday, January 20th (Martin Luther King Day) because of a committee conflict that the President has encountered. Ted is one of 18 people on the Downtown Master Plan Steering Committee. They will be meeting that night with a consultant from Houseal Lavigne Associates to review the…

  • Thank you to our Holiday Donors

    NLIA would like to extend a warm “Thank You!” to all of our Christmas Fund donors.   These individuals and businesses are part of what make North Lawrence such a great place to live and work. Their generosity this year will help us adopt six North Lawrence families through the Ballard Center.   We couldn’t…

  • NLIA Winter Social

    As usual, in lieu of our December meeting, The North Lawrence Improvement Association’s “Annual Winter Social” will be held Monday, December 9th, 7pm at Centenary United Methodist Church (4th and Elm).   Church volunteers will open the Festival of Nativities for neighbors to enjoy (usually it’s only open Saturday and Sunday 12-4). The volunteers will…

  • Notes from November Meeting and a flier

    Thanks for your patience, everyone. I’ve got a back-log of notes I need to go through from previous months (and years), and have been trying to figure out the best way to log these without clogging up the website. I’ll do my best to get those back-posted over the winter months. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ NLIA meeting, Monday,…

  • POSTPONED

    Tonight’s meeting has been POSTPONED to Monday, November 18th due to extreme temperatures and possible road hazards. Stay safe and warm, everyone. See you next week.

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