Douglas County commissioners approved the process for the new tenant eviction defense pilot on Wednesday, and staff will solicit proposals for legal service providers. The vote was 3-1, with Commissioner Gene Dorsey the lone no vote and Commissioner Erica Anderson absent. The goal of the ...
Douglas County commissioners will consider how the new tenant eviction defense pilot will work and whether to solicit proposals from legal service providers on Wednesday. The tenant eviction pilot program is aiming to provide access to free legal eviction defense services to eligible tenants ...
Two local history organizations in Douglas County will be using $1,000 grants from a regional group to help bring in visitors this summer and improve their experiences. The Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area announced in a press release that it awarded grants to 11 organizations ...
Douglas County commissioners allocated funding to 22 local heritage conservation projects on Wednesday spanning Indigenous history, ecological restoration and community arts. This year, there were 42 applications for 2026 Natural and Cultural Heritage Grants with the requested funding ...
Douglas County commissioners will discuss the progress and challenges in strengthening the county’s behavioral health system — including suicide prevention and crisis system coordination — under the five-year community health plan on Wednesday. County commissioners will be given a ...
Commissioners directed both the county’s largest rural fire district and county staff to develop a proposal to address an urgent need in the district’s five-year capital plan – replacing a dozen trucks and vehicles in its fleet. During a work session on Wednesday, county commissioners ...