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 ...
Douglas County commissioners will consider adopting the 2027 budget on Wednesday, which includes a property tax rate decrease from last year. The proposed budget being considered on Wednesday follows two weeks of hearings from community partners and deliberations between county commissioners ...