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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Two candidates have entered the race for the Douglas County Commission's District 5 seat – the Democratic incumbent Erica Anderson and Libertarian candidate Kirsten Kuhn.
Anderson has lived in Douglas County for more than 40 years and has worked at Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, Humana, Tobacco Free Kansas and Kaiser Permanente. Her professional work has focused on the intersection of health, policy, ...
A tornado warning years ago forced Perry-Lecompton schools to keep students sheltered for 90 minutes after dismissal – and it has since left a lasting impression on Superintendent Josh Woodward.
It's a situation the broader community still thinks about today, he said, even more so after eastern Kansas' run in with severe weather the last couple of weeks.
When the threat of severe weather was upgraded to be ...
Incumbent Patrick Kelly has entered the race for the District 1 seat on the Douglas County Commission.
Kelly has lived in Douglas County since 1989 when he came to attend the University of Kansas. He worked at Lawrence Public Schools for 31 years as a teacher and building and district administrator before retiring in 2024. Before serving on the Douglas County Commission, he served on the Lawrence Cultural Arts ...
