This year will mark two years since the city and county adopted their joint strategic plan to end chronic homelessness – and although staff reported significant progress, there’s still a long way to go. The five-year plan, known as ‘A Place for Everyone,’ was approved by both the City ...
Douglas County staff will soon be briefing county commissioners on progress, next steps and challenges for the community’s five-year strategic plan that aims to make homelessness in the county, at its worst, a "rare and brief occurrence." The joint five-year plan to end chronic ...
As the county’s Food System Plan approaches its 10-year anniversary, Douglas County leaders are rethinking priorities around food access, land health and equity. Much of the county’s food systems work is guided by the 2017 Douglas County Food System Plan, which centers on supporting ...
Douglas County ended 2025 with a $6.7 million budget surplus after revenues exceeded projections and spending came in below estimates. About $1.9 million of the surplus came from revenues exceeding estimates and the remaining roughly $4.9 million resulted from expenditures coming in below ...
Hamm Companies, which for decades has run the landfill that serves Lawrence, plans to sell that landfill to a large nationwide waste disposal company, and the City of Lawrence is being asked to consent to the sale. In a letter Hamm sent to the city and county, dated Dec. 10, Hamm said it would ...
Douglas County commissioners reviewed a proposed elementary and middle school truancy initiative set to launch as early as the 2026-2027 school year. On Wednesday, county commissioners heard from the Douglas County Criminal Justice Services department during a work session to review ...