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 ...
As they opened budget hearings on Monday, Douglas County commissioners were asked for $1.5 million to help close a gap in local mental health services — specifically for youth crisis care. The request from Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center is for its youth treatment center project, ...
The public is invited to a Douglas County Commission candidate forum later this month to hear candidates speak on topics of concern for local voters. The candidate forum is hosted by the Lawrence-Douglas County Chapter of Women for Kansas. It will be held on Thursday, July 16, from 6 p.m. to ...