Holly Krebs: City of Lawrence is increasing employee pay at unsustainable levels (Column)

Posted May 2, 2026

 City of Lawrence is increasing employee pay at unsustainable levels (Column)

One major reason the City of Lawrence's costs have outpaced its revenue is because its personnel expenses increased 40%, from $90 million to $126 million, in the last six years, Holly Krebs writes in this column.

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