A mistake was made, and what ensued was not a great look for local government. Last week, the city of Lawrence’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board met to begin the process of awarding about $700,000 of taxpayer funds to affordable housing projects. Step No. 1 of the process is to determine ...
Douglas County commissioners said they would be interested in exploring changes to local fireworks sales dates to ensure the period includes a weekend – which vendors said could help boost sales. Currently, Douglas County’s regulations allow firework sales for just four days — from July ...
State lawmakers already have said they're fine with extending the amount of time that residents can buy fireworks for the Fourth of July holiday. Now, Douglas County commissioners will try to figure out whether they're fine with a longer selling season, too. Douglas County commissioners at ...
A review of the Douglas County Housing Stabilization Collaborative found that its new prioritization system is directing emergency rental and utility assistance toward households facing greater housing instability. The six-month review of the HSC – which was shared with the Douglas County ...
Story updated at 3:24 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15: Lawrence’s affordable housing advisers won’t be considering the Douglas County Housing Stabilization Collaborative's request for city funding for 2027 – not because they don’t want to fund it, but because its application came in too ...
Douglas County commissioners are looking for ways to better evaluate the results of county-funded programs and improve reporting from community partners without creating unnecessary administrative work. During a work session on Wednesday, county staff presented many proposed changes to funding ...