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, and presentations to community groups.
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 4: Rev it Up Car Show Presentation
Wednesday, February 4th
Club President’s Shop
Presenting about the site location selection and preferred site recommendation.
Phase 4: City Commission Feasibility Study Presentation and Site Recommendation
TBD
City Hall
Presenting one site location recommendation to the City Commissioners.
Past Events:
Phase 4: Friday, January 30
New Generation Society
17 members joined in person to hear about the site location selection and preferred site recommendation.
Phase 4: Wednesday, January 14
Community Town Hall: Lawrence Public Library’s Auditorium & ZOOM
85 community member joined in person and online to hear about the preferred site recommendation and give feedback.
Phase 4: Tuesday, January 13
Lawrence Arts Roundtable
14 members received the presentation to review the preferred site concept.
Phase 4: Monday, January 12
Parks Recreation and Culture Advisory Board
8 members of the board received a presentation during a public Hybrid meeting about the feasibility study, community engagement, and preferred site concept.
Phase 4: Friday, January 2
Lawrence Art Guild at Clark Huesemann
3 members met to review the preferred site concept.
Phase 3: Wednesday, December 17
Downtown Lawrence Inc. Board
15 people engaged on Zoom to review the site concept design presentation.
Phase 3: Saturday, December 13
Holiday Farmers Market
55 people engaged in person to see the site concept design presentation.
Phase 3: Tuesday, November 18
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
7 staff and Board of Directors reviewed the site concept design presentation.
Phase 3: Tuesday, November 11
Lawrence Restaurant Association at Lucky Sebs
16 members reviewed the site concept design presentation.
Phase 3: Monday, November 10
at the Lawrence Farmers Market’s Fall Annual Meeting and on Zoom
85 vendors, 3 board members, and 2 staff reviewed the site concept design presentation.
Phase 3: Saturday, November 8
at the Lawrence Farmers Market
72 people engaged in person to see the site concept design presentation.
Phase 3: Saturday, October 25
Old West Lawrence Neighborhood Association on Zoom
30 joined live online for a site concept design presentation.
Phase 2: Sunday, October 19
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Lawrence
35 people engaged in-person.
Phase 2: Online Community Town Hall: Monday, September 29
Zoom Presentation
35 people joined live online + KLWN radio broadcast.
Phase 2: Saturday, September 27
East Lawrence Neighborhood Association Block Party
13 people stopped by to engage in-person.
Phase 2: Sunday, September 14
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.