At the start of 2023, builders in Douglas County will have options allowing for tiny-home construction, and new homes will have more thorough energy-efficiency requirements. That’s because the Douglas County Commission approved updating the construction codes for unincorporated areas of the ...
Community members will have the opportunity to hear more about the process of moving from three Douglas County Commission districts to five — and to weigh in on what those new districts should look like — during a town hall meeting at the beginning of December. The meeting is set for 6:30 ...
Lawrence nonprofit DCCCA, which provides a number of social and community safety net services, wants to build as many as 10 transitional housing units for folks recovering from substance abuse, and it’s looking for the funding to pull off the project. The Douglas County Commission learned ...
Earlier this year, the Douglas County Commission allocated nearly $21 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to more than a dozen projects. On Wednesday, commissioners will be talking about a request that didn’t make the cut. At a work session Wednesday, the commission is set to hear from ...
Though Douglas County staff says there’s a sizable to-do list before the Treatment and Recovery Center of Douglas County will be ready to open, the nonprofit responsible for managing the center told the Journal-World that it hopes to present a plan in early December for a partial opening. At ...
The Douglas County Commission voted Wednesday to adopt the county’s next five-year Capital Improvement Plan, which includes a project that would extend Wakarusa Drive south of Lawrence and build a bridge over the Wakarusa River. The project first surfaced as a combined effort between the ...