Emergency Management would like to introduce you to Timmy, our Preparedness Elf on a Shelf. He's on a mission to help you get prepared for the winter weather season. A tip from Timmy will be posted daily on DCEM's Facebook and Twitter accounts. Join us at any time and feel free to share your winter weather preparedness tips! You can also visit the 25 Days of Preparedness With Timmy Page for the latest tips.

2014 Personal Property taxes will be mailed on November 17th, 2014. 2014 Real Estate taxes will be mailed on November 19th, 2014. A date has not been set to mail watercraft bills on boats, jet skis, ect. Watercraft  information will be updated a week before bills are mailed. Payments with a postmark of December 22 will be accepted, as December 20 falls on a Saturday. Payments can be made during regular business hours at any of our three office locations, or at our Baldwin office the first full week of December.

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015 recording fees for all Kansas Register of Deeds Offices will change pursuant to K.S.A. 28-115.  An updated fee schedule is available at Register of Deeds Fee Schedule.

Douglas County KS Zoning participates in the ALS #IceBucketChallenge in honor of Evan Ice. They nominate the Johnson County Building Inspectors. #IceBucketChallenge Please donate to ALS @ https://donate.als.org/give/287064/#!/donation/checkout

Zoning was nominated by the Lawrence Home Builders Association. Thank you to Public Works Operations for setting things up!