Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will consider joining a regional emergency resource-sharing agreement designed to streamline aid across Kansas and Missouri counties during disasters. The agreement the commission will consider joining is called the Kansas City Regional Resource ...
An urban farm in Douglas County could be permanently preserved to support beginning farmers, and county commissioners on Wednesday discussed how it could impact future development. The commissioners received an update on a partnership between Douglas County and the Kansas Land Trust, which ...
A lawsuit has stopped construction from beginning on a $234 million solar farm in the Kansas River valley north of Lawrence, but drilling, digging and driving of steel pilings may soon begin on the farmland site nonetheless. Developers of the Kansas Sky Energy Center — a proposed 600-acre ...
Douglas County commissioners will hear about three conservation projects currently underway, including a forest corridor with recreational opportunities, prairie preservation and urban farming. On Wednesday, county commissioners will receive an update on a partnership between Douglas County ...
Advocates on Wednesday urged Douglas County commissioners to consider a right to counsel program for renters facing eviction, but some commissioners raised concerns about funding and the proposed timeline. At their weekly meeting, county commissioners heard from representatives of local ...
Douglas County commissioners will hear a proposal this week for a tenants' right to counsel program that would guarantee legal representation for all renters facing eviction, regardless of income. During a work session on Wednesday, county commissioners will hear from representatives of local ...