After several requests from energy storage companies curious about expanding to Douglas County, the county's Zoning and Codes division will start the process of drawing up specific rules for those kinds of uses — as well as high-tech operations that store data and mine cryptocurrencies. At ...
The Lawrence chamber of commerce is asking the Douglas County Commission to release more than $100,000 of funding for a minority business loan program, which the commission has been holding onto amid some questions about how the program would work. As the Journal-World reported, county leaders ...
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday approved the sheriff’s office's request to purchase an incoming mail scanner, something the office says is urgently needed to stop illegal substances from getting into the jail. The commission at its regular meeting waived a bidding process and ...
Some funds for the Open Space Plan, which maps out Douglas County's approach for safeguarding and managing its natural and undeveloped lands, are being proposed to support Lone Star Lake Park and many more projects to come. At the meeting on Wednesday, county commissioners will hear a ...
Allegations that a Douglas County commissioner sought favors for her husband and a co-worker in connection with a proposed 600-acre solar farm project are false, a county attorney said via a legal filing. County officials last week formally responded to a lawsuit challenging county approvals ...
Douglas County commissioners concluded three days of budget hearings Tuesday with a smaller mill levy than originally proposed and the expectation that residents will see some tax relief. As the Journal-World reported, by the close of Monday's second day of budget deliberations, commissioners ...