Douglas County commissioners supported staff's plan to begin making smaller amendment proposals to the county’s zoning code on Wednesday while planning for an overhaul of its land-use rules. The county is planning to take a “phased approach” to updating its zoning and subdivision ...
Douglas County commissioners will hear about plans to update the county’s zoning and subdivision rules on Wednesday, starting with smaller administrative changes before addressing broader land-use and development policies. The county is planning to take a “phased approach” to updating ...
Demand for psychiatric care at Heartland Community Health Center is growing – especially among children – as the clinic works to address gaps in staffing while keeping the people it already has. Since 2022, Heartland’s staff has fluctuated with hiring additional staff and losing other ...
Following a public hearing on Wednesday, Douglas County commissioners will consider adopting the new Solid Waste Management Plan. Douglas and Jefferson counties have prepared a joint, regional Solid Waste Management Plan – which guides the management of solid waste generated within the ...
A Douglas County judge has ruled that planning commissioners produce a feasible set of documents within a month in the ongoing legal dispute over a proposed 159-megawatt solar farm in northern Douglas County. On Tuesday, Judge James McCabria ruled that Lawrence-Douglas County Planning ...
Douglas County commissioners unanimously voted to approve the 2027 budget on Wednesday, and a couple commissioners think it would have been possible to achieve a revenue-neutral rate. The 2027 budget includes approximately $199.6 million with a mill levy – or property tax rate – of 40.286 ...