The FIFA World Cup in 2026 will give Lawrence and Douglas County the chance to build relationships with people from around the world, local officials say, and a newly formed group of stakeholders is already working hard to prepare. On Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission heard an update on ...
Douglas County commissioners at their meeting Wednesday approved year-end financial adjustments that include nearly $6 million in violations of a policy designed to control the size of the county’s emergency reserves. The violations of the county’s fund balance policy didn’t become ...
A one-week delay has produced a nearly $3 million change to a key part of Douglas County’s 2024 finances. Last week, Douglas County commissioners were told via a memo from county staff — which the Journal-World reported on — that the county’s primary operating account spent $5 million ...
Douglas County commissioners will receive a presentation on a residential and senior housing development in Eudora, and in the future, may have to decide on whether to create a special district to allow the development to receive property tax rebates. On Wednesday, county commissioners will ...
The deadline for Douglas County Public Works' 2025 dust control program, which helps reduce dust on rock roadways, is approaching. The dust control program applies liquid calcium chloride or magnesium chloride to rock roads for residents in Douglas County to reduce the dust created by vehicles ...
As urban growth spreads into the Wakarusa River Valley south of Lawrence, Douglas County will conduct an assessment of which areas to preserve in order to minimize the impact of future flooding events. The Wakarusa River corridor mainly consists of an undeveloped floodplain along with ...