County commissioners to revisit plans for recruiting retirees to area

Douglas County commissioners will take another look at plans for recruiting retirees to live in the area when the commission meets this afternoon.

In May, a joint city-county task force issued a report that called for creating a new position, either within county government or the city of Lawrence, that would be responsible for coordinating efforts to market the Lawrence-Douglas County community as an attractive place for retirees to live. The report also called for developing and funding a marketing campaign aimed at seniors and establishing an advisory board to study senior issues and develop ways to enhance Lawrence’s reputation as a retirement community.

But some officials now want to revisit the idea of creating a new position and establishing a new board.

County Administrator Craig Weinaug said the commission will consider an alternative proposal to assign those jobs to Douglas County Senior Services Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides a variety of services to area seniors.

In other business, the commission will:

• Consider technical amendments to a recently adopted resolution on towing.

• Consider approval of an amended Emergency Communications Radio Project in the amount of $70,000.

• Consider appointments to various boards and commissions.

The commission meets at 4 p.m. today in the County Commission chambers of the Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts.