The Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center is seeking additional funding from Douglas County and the community after delays in state grant awards created an immediate budget gap that threatens survivor services. The Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center – a nonprofit providing 24/7 support to ...
Douglas County commissioners signal support for an agreement with KU Innovation Park to make tax-like payments for its long-term tenants on Wednesday. The proposed payment in lieu of taxes agreement with KU Innovation Park would have the organization make payments based on its long-term, ...
Douglas County commissioners discussed the possibility of expanding fire medical’s two-person mobile integrated health team on Wednesday, so the department can continue to help reduce repeat emergency calls. County commissioners discussed multiple additional funding requests with ...
Douglas County commissioners will discuss an agreement Wednesday where KU Innovation Park would make payments in lieu of taxes for long-term tenants using its building space. Following budget deliberations last year, Douglas County commissioners cut $60,000 of the county’s total contribution ...
During the second day of budget hearings, Douglas County commissioners discussed the potential of funding key positions and expanded legal services at the Douglas County District Court's self-help center, the referral hub for the county's tenant eviction defense pilot program. The Self-Help ...
Every time someone is arrested on a municipal offense and stays in the Douglas County Jail for more than four hours, the Lawrence Police Department is billed $287 a day. In 2027 that bill will be $301 a day. "The impact on our budget has been significant," Lawrence Police Chief Rich Lockhart ...