Budget Advocacy

Due to the limited scope of the City’s budget engagement offerings, our coalition asked the City to host community engagement events regarding the 45% of the City’s budget that includes capital expenses and debt service. The City considerately replied that they will post answers to some of our coalition’s questions on their website, but they reported that their staff does not have the capacity to host community engagement events at this time. 

Because we believe our community would benefit from more public discussions about these important issues, our coalition will independently host A Community Conversation about the Lawrence City Budget.

Please join us on Thursday, June 5 from 6:00 to 7:30 at the Lawrence Public Library auditorium for an educational presentation and community discussion about the City’s budget, debt, and capital investments. We will compile participants’ feedback and present it to the City.