The Lawrence school district is continuing its push to add solar energy systems to schools, with Woodlawn Elementary set to become the district’s third campus with solar panels this summer.
The Lawrence school board approved a contract last month to install the third solar system in the school district. There are two other projects already online – the first, at Prairie Park Elementary, was installed in ...
Lawrence school board members will consider new insurance plan benefits on Monday after anticipated increases in costs.
The changes to the employee medical, dental and vision insurance plans for the 2026-2027 school year are being proposed by the school district’s Fringe Committee. The biggest proposed change is to the district’s medical insurance funding model.
After medical premiums were projected to ...
Douglas County commissioners say slowing revenue growth could make the 2027 budget especially difficult and asked staff to look for where there can be cuts.
On Wednesday, county commissioners were given a preview of what to expect for the 2027 budget. Historically, county staff have prepared a flat mill levy – also known as a property tax rate – in proposed budgets to commissioners, and Commissioner ...
As Douglas County leaders held their first discussion on regulations for data centers and similar developments, several questioned whether the county’s infrastructure could even support them at all.
As the Journal-World reported, this July will mark two years since county commissioners initiated a text amendment to its zoning and land use regulations to explore rules for data centers, digital asset retrieval ...
Even though Douglas County's tax base is continuing to grow in 2027, county staff estimate it will be at a noticeably slower pace than in recent years.
Douglas County's assessed property values have significantly increased over the past decade, averaging an increase of 6.8%. In the last five years, that average is even more significant with an increase of 8.1%. However, the most recent projections show growth ...
Douglas County commissioners this week will hear staff recommendations to open the door for large data centers to locate in rural Douglas County, but some residents are protesting, saying the public’s voice has been shut out of the process.
Commissioners at their Wednesday afternoon meeting will conduct a work session on adding language to county codes that would allow data center, battery storage and crypto ...
