UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, September 12, 1996
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Geoff Krieger/KANSAN
The First Baptist Church, on the corner of 19th and Naismith, is being viewed as possible student housing.
Lawrence opts for rentals in place of Baptist church
By Liz Musser
Kansan staff writer
Students living in Naismith and Oliver residence halls will no longer see a church when they look to the south. They'll see more housing for students.
After months of disagreement, the Lawrence City Commission approved, 3-2, a rezoning proposal Tuesday night that will allow the First Southern Baptist Church, 1917 Naismith Drive, to be converted into student apartments.
The apartment complex, which will be called Naismith Street Station, will be converted by River City Development LLC. The building will have 11 three-bedroom apartments. Mark Lehman, a representative of River City Development, said the developers planned to have the complex ready for the Fall 1997 semester.
The First Southern Baptist Church is building a new church on West 6th Street, and has been trying to sell the property for six years.
But not everybody is happy about the decision.
Many neighbors of the church, as well as the city-wide Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods, voiced opposition to the rezoning Tuesday night.
the rezoning would cause a "domino effect" where other houses in the neighborhood would also become student rentals and eventually make the neighborhood unsuitable for families.
Opponents were concerned that the increased presence of students on the corner would cause excessive traffic and noise in the area, some said.
Commissioner Bonnie Augustine was one of three commissioners who approved the proposal. She said the domino effect would not be a problem.
An additional concern was that
"Because of the location and the streets, the lot is not conducive for a single family," she said. "The lot is better used as a transition."
Mayor John Nabandian said that although the decision was difficult, he voted against the proposal.
"The arguments on both sides were very close, but in the end I had to side with the neighbors," he said.
Problems plague club reopening
By Jeff Ruby
By Jeff Ruby
Kansan staff writer
A Lawrence legend has risen from the dead.
The Outhouse, Lawrence's punk rock venue that closed three years ago, has been resurrected and is now booking weekend shows.
"We just reopened a couple of weeks ago," said Vince Haworth, representative of Midwest Talent, which is promoting shows at The Outhouse, 1823 N. 1500 Road. "It's been pretty low-key so far."
On Aug. 28, the club, four miles east of Massachusetts Street, had its first show in three years, featuring the bands Ultimate Fake Book and Iris Anil. But only Iris Anil was able to play because of electrical problems. There was little or no fanfare accompanying the occasion.
"The turnout was pretty faint," said Haworth, who told Pitch Weekly that the light outside the club wasn't working that night, so it was difficult for people to find the venue.
"Word's out among musicians and people who are used to frequent it." Haworth said. "For so long people griped about it not being opened. Now people aren't too thrilled about it being opened. That's a little disappointing."
Doug Richards, who works for Pipeline Productions, which books shows for The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., said reopening The Outhouse was a mistake.
"I was at the first show and the last," he said. "It's just ridiculous. I hate sound cliche, but reopening it is like beating a dead horse. It's never going to be what it was. All they're going to do is irritate the neighbors."
Jacktimberfish and Blue Moon Ghetto are scheduled to play at The Outhouse on Saturday.
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