Participate in Community Engagement Events for Our Permanent Location Project!
As we continue the search for our new Permanent Location, we invite you, our community members, to share your feedback!
We plan to engage with the community for 5 months (August-December) through in-person tabling at events, Community Town Halls, presentations to community groups, and an online survey.
The Community Engagement Plan:
Phase 1: Kick-Off & Discovery: Stakeholder mapping, landing page launch, initial conversations and interviews
Phase 2: Listening & Visioning: Workshops, focus groups, site tours, pop-ups, ongoing survey & analysis
Phase 3: Concept Development: Draft concepts, advisory committee reviews, open house for public input
Phase 4: Refinement & Reporting: Refine preferred concept, finalize report & recommendations, present to stakeholders & City
Upcoming Events:
Phase 2: TBD
Presentation to Downtown Lawrence Inc.
Planning and design consultants and Lawrence Farmers Market’s Long-Term Planning Committee present to the Downtown Lawrence Inc. Board of Directors.
We want to hear more about what you hope to see in our future home!
Phase 2: TBD
Old West Lawrence Neighborhood Association
Planning and design consultants present to the OWLNA.
We want to hear more about what you hope to see in our future home!
Past Events:
Phase 2: Sunday, October 19
at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Lawrence
X people engaged in-person.
Phase 2: Online Community Town Hall: Monday, September 29
Zoom Recording Posted Soon
35 people joined live online + KLWN radio broadcast.
Phase 2: Saturday, September 27
at East Lawrence Neighborhood Association Block Party
people stopped by to engage in-person.
Phase 2: Sunday, September 14
at Art in the Park in South Park
106 people stopped by to engage in-person.
Phase 2: Community Town Hall: Thursday, September 11
at the Carnegie Building’s Heritage Room: 200 W. 9th St. Lawrence, KS
35 people joined in-person for a formal presentation, including 3 site location options.
Phase 2: Monday, September 8
East Lawrence Neighborhood Association at Santa Fe Depot (413 E 7th)
20 people joined for an in-person presentation from Clark Huesemann.
Phase 2: Wednesday, August 27
Old West Lawrence Neighborhood Association on Zoom
9 joined live online; Recorded and sent to OWLNA Members.
Phase 2: Sunday, August 24
at the 44th Annual Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships (FidPick) in South Park
82 people stopped by to engage.
Phase 1: Tuesday, August 12th
at Clark Huesemann
17 vendors participated in a Vendor Engagement Session to keep updated on the project and give feedback and guidance.
Phase 1: Saturday, August 9th
at the Lawrence Farmers Market
46 people stopped by the market to engage.
We update this calendar as these events are planned. Please reach out to Emily if your organization or group would like to schedule a meeting or receive a presentation about our permanent location search.