Douglas County is planning a pilot program to repurpose some "tiny homes" near the city's homeless shelter as temporary housing for people with complex behavioral and medical needs following a health crisis. The Monarch Village was previously designed during the COVID-19 pandemic to offer ...
When it comes to property tax rates in Douglas County, there’s an equal split among the four cities: two are increasing rates and two are lowering them. Residents in Baldwin City and Eudora are both set to have lower property tax rates — also known as mill levies — after recent action by ...
Douglas County commissioners supported staff's plan to begin making smaller amendment proposals to the county’s zoning code on Wednesday while planning for an overhaul of its land-use rules. The county is planning to take a “phased approach” to updating its zoning and subdivision ...
Douglas County commissioners will hear about plans to update the county’s zoning and subdivision rules on Wednesday, starting with smaller administrative changes before addressing broader land-use and development policies. The county is planning to take a “phased approach” to updating ...
Demand for psychiatric care at Heartland Community Health Center is growing – especially among children – as the clinic works to address gaps in staffing while keeping the people it already has. Since 2022, Heartland’s staff has fluctuated with hiring additional staff and losing other ...
Following a public hearing on Wednesday, Douglas County commissioners will consider adopting the new Solid Waste Management Plan. Douglas and Jefferson counties have prepared a joint, regional Solid Waste Management Plan – which guides the management of solid waste generated within the ...