Leaders of a rural fire district are proposing a 2027 budget that would maintain service levels, however, they want Douglas County commissioners to consider up to $1.29 million in additional funding — and a property tax increase — to hire additional staff to meet service demands.F The ...
The more than $100 million that Douglas County has kept in reserve accounts and rainy day funds were the subject of a barrage of audience questions directed at Commissioner Patrick Kelly at a Sunday evening candidate forum. Kelly, who is locked in a Democratic primary battle as he seeks a ...
Multiple candidates for the Douglas County Commission on Sunday expressed concern that the county administrator was overstepping her bounds, with one sitting commissioner going so far as to say the administrator had misdirected her on occasion. The topic of whether county commissioners were ...
A Douglas County judge said Grant Township may pursue records from planning commissioners through subpoenas as part of its lawsuit against Douglas County regarding its approval of a planned commercial solar farm. Thursday's ruling came amid a dispute between the plaintiffs in the lawsuit — ...
Douglas County commissioners have extended the timeline for the Wakarusa Drive extension project – just in case there are any delays from an environmental review of the proposed site. On Wednesday, county commissioners approved a supplemental memorandum of understanding with the Kansas ...
Douglas County commission candidates discussed several local challenges at a candidate forum on Tuesday – including affordability, trust in government and data center development. The candidate forum was hosted by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce at KU Innovation Park, 2033 Becker Drive, ...