In this place north of North Lawrence, the farmers count acres, the fellows at the grain elevator count bushels, and next to no one counts houses. Why would they in this land dominated by flat, black, tilled fields? Everybody from the pickup driver on the gravel road to the crows overhead ...
Douglas County leaders on Wednesday approved a new plan for how the county should be conserving its open spaces, a year and a half after the development process for the plan began. At Wednesday’s Douglas County Commission meeting, commissioners unanimously adopted a new Open Space Plan. As ...
A comprehensive plan for open space conservation in Douglas County could earn a final stamp of approval from county leaders this week. At Wednesday’s Douglas County Commission meeting, commissioners will consider adopting the Open Space Plan, which is intended to provide guidance for ...
Douglas County leaders on Wednesday had a number of questions for the team behind a commercial-scale solar energy project proposed for 1,105 acres just north of Lawrence. During a work session ahead of Wednesday’s Douglas County Commission meeting, commissioners heard presentations from ...
On Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission will set the stage for an upcoming hearing that could result in the approval of the first commercial-scale renewable energy facility in Douglas County. At this week’s County Commission meeting, leaders will be learning more about the Kansas Sky ...
Douglas County leaders on Wednesday approved a one-year site plan extension for a private school located just south of Lawrence. As the Journal-World has reported, Veritas Christian School needed the extension to hold onto its original site plan for 960 East 1296 Road first approved March 2, ...