Incumbent District 1 Douglas County Commissioner Patrick Kelly handily retained his seat in Tuesday’s general election, beating out Libertarian Steve Jacob and Republican Justin Spiehs by a wide margin. With about 70% of precincts in the 1st Commission District reporting as of 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Kelly had won 7,278 votes, or nearly 83% of the ballots that had been counted. He was trailed by Spiehs, who ...
In Tuesday’s general election, Douglas County voted to add two more County Commission districts, increasing the size of the county’s governing body from three seats to five. As of 9:45 p.m. Tuesday with about 60% of precincts reporting, 18,631 votes were in favor of the ballot question, good for 61.17% of the vote. The change will cut the number of constituents that one commissioner represents from around ...
The Douglas County Commission at its meeting Wednesday will consider whether to adopt a draft version of the county’s next five-year Capital Improvement Plan that includes funding for extending Wakarusa Drive south of Lawrence and building a bridge over the Wakarusa River. The proposed CIP calls for $9 million to fund the project in coordination with the Kansas Department of Transportation. The City of ...
When Kari Taylor’s daughter, Seagan, decided to move into what the family viewed as a “quirky” top-floor apartment of a home at 1126 Ohio St., it was with the caveat that a handful of maintenance issues discussed with the leasing agent would be addressed in short order. But scattered maintenance issues like leaks and electrical work quickly snowballed into the realization that the unit should never have ...
Douglas County leaders voted Wednesday to move forward on a $3 million road improvement project south of Lawrence near Wells Overlook Park. At their meeting on Wednesday, county commissioners awarded the contract for improvements on North 1000 Road — or County Route 458 — to Oskaloosa-based Kings Construction Company. That contractor offered the lowest bid at $3,035,036.15; the county also got bids from ...
Douglas County leaders will soon decide whether to move ahead on a $3 million project for safety and drainage improvements on a county road south of Lawrence. At Wednesday's meeting, county commissioners will consider whether to award a contract for improvements on North 1000 Road, or County Route 458, between East 1500 and East 1600 roads, just south of Lawrence and east of Wells Overlook Park. County staff is ...