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The Lawrence village board approved term limits for trustees. From left on the dais were Trustees Michael Fragin and C. Simon Felder, Mayor Marion Oliner and Trustees Michael Fragin and Irving Langer.

Following much debate — including three board meetings and two public hearings — the Village of Lawrence approved term limits for trustees at the Feb. 6 meeting by a vote of 3-1. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/12/14

Lawrence village is considering approving term limits for its trustees. A proposal for six straight years was revised to four consecutive two-year terms at the Jan. 9 board meeting.

Lawrence village reconsiders term limits for trustees

A proposed resolution that would establish term limits for trustees in the Village of Lawrence is being revised after a public hearing at the Jan. 9 board meeting that produced more debate between the trustees than the public created. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/15/14

Lawrence’s village board will hold a public hearing on limiting the term of trustees to six consecutive years.

Lawrence considers term limits for trustees

The Village of Lawrence’s Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing at the Jan. 9 meeting to discuss limiting the election or appointment of a trustee to the board to six consecutive years. more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/18/13

David Seidemann, left, Michael Fragin and Alex Edelman are running for Lawrence village trustee.

In Lawrence, it’s a contest

Incumbent Trustee Michael Fragin and Unity Party candidates Alex Edelman and David Seidemann are competing for two Village of Lawrence board seats that are up for election on June 18. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/5/13

The race to fill two Lawrence village trustee seats has one less candidate as Jeffrey Hirth dropped out.

Hirth drops out of trustee race

And then there were three. Jeffrey Hirth, who was running as part of the Good Government Party along with incumbent Michael Fragin, has dropped out of the Village of Lawrence trustee race. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/23/13

Contesting the status quo in Lawrence

The Village of Lawrence will have its first contested election since 2010 and only the second one since 2003 as David Seidemann and Alex Edelman will challenge incumbent trustee Michael Fragin and his running mate Jeffrey Hirth in the June 18 election. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/1/13

Mayor Martin Oliner recommended a 2 percent tax cut in the preliminary budget.

Taxes remain flat in Lawrence

The Village of Lawrence’s tax rate will remain the same for the third consecutive year despite thinking from two trustees that an increase is warranted due to the loss of assessment revenue and a decreasing fund balance. more

By Jeffrey Bessen | 4/17/13

Village of Lawrence trustees held their annual reorganization meeting on July 12. Clockwise from left is newly appointed Deputy Mayor C. Simon Felder, just elected Trustee Irving Langer and Village Administrator Dave Smollett.

Lawrence village reorganizes

More than 20 items were addressed by the Village of Lawrence Board of Trustees during a reorganization meeting on July 12. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/19/12

Lawrence Village Trustee Ed Klar announced at the May 3 board meeting that he will not seek re-election.

Lawrence trustee Ed Klar won’t seek re-election

Saying that he is frustrated with the current administration’s operation of the village and its unresponsiveness to his requests for decision-making information, Trustee Ed Klar said he would not seek re-election to a fifth two-year term in the village elections on June 19. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/4/12

Lawrence Village will not raise taxes and dipped into its fund balance to lower the tax levy. A comparison between the adopted and current budgets.

Lawrence will not raise taxes

Lawrence residents will not see an increase in their village property taxes for the new fiscal year beginning June 1. At a public hearing on Monday, the village board voted unanimously to maintain the current tax rate of $71.60 per $100 of assessed value, decrease the tax levy (the amount of money raised through taxes) and make up the difference by dipping into reserves. The board also adopted a $6.48 million budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year. more

By ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 4/19/12

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