Changes to a Kansas law that exempts different categories of personal property from taxation will start on Jan. 1, and Douglas County Appraiser Brad Eldridge said about 38% of the county’s personal property assets will qualify for exemption under the new law. “These changes significantly ...
Douglas County has begun accepting applications for a competition where area students pitch their business ideas. The Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge is open to Douglas County students in grades 6-12, and participants will present a written summary, deliver a business pitch and create a trade ...
Douglas County and Baldwin City have partnered to preserve and manage Black Jack Battlefield, a 38-acre historic site central to the Bleeding Kansas era. The property is at 163 East 2000th Road near Baldwin City, and it is the site of the June 2, 1856, Battle of Black Jack, which was the ...
Despite having an earlier interest in a tenants’ right to counsel program, a majority of Douglas County commissioners chose to halt the effort – at least for now – and pursue alternatives. Discussions surrounding a program guaranteeing free legal representation to renters experiencing an ...
Douglas County commissioners were divided on whether or not they want to implement a tenant right to counsel program. Douglas County staff provided additional information to county commissioners on Wednesday revolving around a potential tenant right to counsel program, which would provide ...
Douglas County commissioners will give feedback on whether to pursue a program offering free legal representation to renters facing eviction following a report on findings by county staff. On Wednesday, county commissioners will hear an update on a proposed tenant right to counsel program, ...