The Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center is asking Douglas County commissioners for $1 million to help fund its Treatment & Recovery Center in 2026. The funding request county commissioners will consider on Wednesday is to support TRC’s ongoing costs, including staffing, program ...
Douglas County commissioners this week will consider replacing a policy that limits how much money they can keep in reserve for unexpected expenses with a new policy that removes all such caps. County commissioners will consider the change at their Wednesday evening meeting. The potential ...
Douglas County’s addition to the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center and construction of a new Public Safety Building are moving forward on schedule, and the parking headache near the JLEC is expected to improve in mid-2026. The JLEC's 158,075-square-foot addition, which has eaten up parking ...
Community members packed an open house to give feedback on a long-term vision for the Wakarusa River Corridor, voicing concerns about development and suggesting ideas for access, conservation and honoring Indigenous history. On Thursday, Douglas County staff hosted an open house for community ...
Douglas County commissioners executed an updated agreement related to the South Lawrence Trafficway expansion project on Wednesday, outlining the city and county’s payments to cover the project’s cost. The new three-party agreement between the county, the City of Lawrence and the Kansas ...
Lawrence’s police chief and the county’s director of behavioral health projects are serving as co-chairs of a new countywide group that seeks to provide better care to people in crisis. Douglas County commissioners at their Wednesday meeting will consider approving a proposed charter for ...