CAMPUS AND AREA
University Daily Kansan, January 11, 1984 Page 4
Neighborhood dispute still far from resolution
By ROBIN PALMER Staff Reporter
Members of the St. Lawrence Catholic Center never expected the opposition that arose when they decided to build a chapel, student center and church at the corner of Crescent and Engate roads.
But neighbors in the area say they never anticipated a 242-seat church to be constructed in the middle of their block.
The two groups were scheduled to appear last Thursday before the Board of Zoning Appeals to present an agreement for the 106-space parking lot that would accompany construction of the three buildings.
NEGOTIATORS FOR THE center and the Crescent-Engle Neighborhood Association could not reach a compro-
meeting because of the size of the complex.
The groups now have until Feb. 2 to reach an agreement, or the Board of Zoning Appeals will decide whether its neighbors' neighborhood association, will stand.
David Guntter, a planner for the city, said the city expected the neighborhood association to argue that the number of parking spaces should be sufficient to accommodate all three buildings, even if the city did not will not be used during church services.
If the groups reach an agreement on the complex before Feb. 2, the Lawrence City Commission will consider the site plan for final approval.
The hearing was deferred from the Jan. 5 board meeting at the request of both the Rev. Vince Krische, director of the Rev. Vince Krische, president of the neighborhood association.
LAST YEAR THE zoning board determined that the complex would require one parking space for every four seats in the church, an interpretation the neighborhood association is appealing.
Krische said the two groups were still talking about parking problems within the official site plan and had not agreed to take action. The group was told to take back to their respective groups.
Barr said that the neighborhood association disagreed that the St. Lawrence Center would need that much parking. Barr said his group was asking the Zoning Appeals Board to approve a renovation of entire complex, not just for the church.
The neighborhood association is concerned about the size of the proposed church, the traffic to the church and the safety of the residents that would have the neighborhood. Barr said.
Barr also said that the group was not against the students and the activities of the center, because many members of the center involved were involved with the University.
"Neighbors are concerned that it be a student center and not a parish of that building."
The proposed complex would provide space for 100 people in the chapel, 156 in the student center and 424 in the church.
KU police get quiet Christmas because of fewer complaints
KU police didn't have the Christmas they expected, but they aren't frowning about it.
By the Kansan Staff
KU Police Lt. Jeanne Longaker said that police had received fewer complaints of vandalism and theft than in previous years.
However, she said, police may still receive more complaints.
"Some people won't be back until Tuesday so we won't know the full extent of the damage until then," she said. "far, it has been a very quiet break."
Except for several incidents of thefts and burglary, some minor vandalism and numerous minor auto accidents caused by bad weather, KU police officers enjoyed an unusually peaceful break. Longaker said.
Robert B. Waddill/Kansar
During the holiday break, KU police received reports of nine thefts and five burglaries on campus, while last year they received reports of 12 thefts and 15 burglaries.
This year no campus buildings were burglarized. All nine burglaries reported were from automobiles. But Lawrence Police reports show that two KU fraternities were burglarized during vacation.
While moving back into Tempin Hall, Scott Stanley and David McNickle, Bartlesville, Okla., freshmen struggle to get their luggage over the curb. Thousands of students moved back into the residence halls Monday and yesterday in preparation for today's classes.
City will vote on developer contract
By TODD NELSON
Staff Reporter
The Lawrence City Commission last night decided to vote at next week's meeting on whether to sign a contract making Town Center Venture Corp. the developer of record for the downtown project.
Mayor David Longhurst, who voted with Commissioners Ernest Angino and Howard Hill in favor of the move, said the commission would not be doing "irrevocable" if it vetoed to sign a contract at next week's meeting.
"We've named Town Center the developer of record, but we haven't signed a contract," he said. "All this would allow them to do to contact
some department stores to see if they would be interested in moving into the
LONGHURST AND HILL stressed that the proposed contract would be a short-term contract. Either side can accept any of the 30-day agreement, Longhurst said.
Commissioners Mike Amyx and Nancy Zhou opposed putting the vote on next week's agenda, saying the vote should be delayed until after the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission amends the comprehensive downtown plan, which is part of the master plan for city growth.
The Town Center proposal calls for blocking off the 600 block of Massachusetts Street and building a mall in the area. The alley east of Massachusetts Street.
shopping area. The proposed amendment would ease the plan's restrictions, so that Town Center's proposal will be in agreement with the plan.
Hill said he saw no problem with approving the contract before the planning commission amended the downtown plan.
The Town Center mall is slated to be built in the 600 block of Massachusetts Street, which under the present comprehensive plan is not designed for a
IN OTHER BUSINESS, the commission approved unanimously a resolution saying it would issue up to $2.5 million in industrial revenue bonds to E & E Specialties Inc., 910 E. 29th St., if the company returned to the commission within six months with a specific proposal.
Funds needed to protect soil at Lone Star
By the Kansan Staff
To adequately protect land that is in danger of eroding into Lone Star Lake, more than $290,000 would be needed to engineer and build a drainage system, a member of the Soil Conservation Service said Monday.
Watkins, said a conservation plan would be needed to help farmers and land users get more production from soil by allowing the erosion of topps.
Since 1981 the service has been investigating the erosion problem around Lone Star Lake in southwest Douglas County. Of the 5,388 acres in the Lone Star area, 2,997 have no drainage system to prevent erosion, according to Mike Watkins, the conservation service member.
The conservation system now in use preserves 13,000 tons of soil a year, but an additional 16,250 tons could be saved if the unprotected land was for the unprotected land. Watts says
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