Douglas County announced on Friday that it’s putting a hold on plans to change the property tax assessment category for short-term rentals from residential to commercial, which would have more than doubled such homeowners’ tax bills.
As the Journal-World has reported, the Douglas County ...
As the Douglas County Commission prepares for a new look — an expansion to five members — its meeting room's appearance will be moving more than a century back in time, thanks to a $1.5 million renovation project that took a step forward on Wednesday.
The commission, at its regular ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical is ramping up its efforts to alert the public to a tool that can be life-saving in cases of cardiac arrest.
The tool is PulsePoint Respond, a 911-connected mobile app that's available free to anyone. It works like this: When 911 is alerted to a cardiac ...
Douglas County commissioners at their meeting on Wednesday will consider authorizing an approximately $1.5 million bid for a project to remodel the commission's meeting room in downtown Lawrence's historic courthouse.
Douglas County will be moving from a three-person commission to a ...
At a special meeting scheduled for April, Douglas County commissioners will consider a permit for a proposed commercial-scale solar energy facility.
The proposed Kansas Sky Energy Center would be constructed on land just north of Lawrence and west of Lawrence Regional Airport. The project ...
Despite a few lingering questions, Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday approved a $30,000 funding request that will help Lawrence’s chamber of commerce fund a variety of business and entrepreneurship initiatives.
At its regular meeting, the commission unanimously voted to fund the ...