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Ribbon cutting ceremony for Delmar Place Apartments
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The Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority celebrated the opening of Delmar Place Apartments with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 6. Located at 2129 Clinton Parkway, the $4.7 million development… Read More
County Treasurer sign
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Real estate and personal property tax bills will be mailed by the Douglas County Treasurer’s Office on Dec. 5. These taxes, based on property valuations and tax levies set earlier this year, fund… Read More
Lotus pond in Wakarusa River Valley
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Douglas County will host an open house Thursday, Nov. 20, for residents to review and provide input on the developing Wakarusa Vision Plan. The come-and-go event will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at… Read More
Solar Roof at Douglas County Public Works
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Metropolitan Energy Center has been awarded a $250,000 Market Building Grant to support planning efforts for potential energy-saving projects that will benefit Douglas County. Securing the award and… Read More
Ad Astra Per Charta reference map created by GIS
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Douglas County GIS Analysts Helen Bontrager and Mattie Wiseman received recognition and awards at the Kansas Association of Mappers annual conference, held Oct. 28-31 in Manhattan.Bontrager earned… Read More
A Place for Everyone logo
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Today, 105 Inside: Built for Zero Kansas announced that Douglas County has met the rigorous by-name data standards needed to solve homelessness. This makes Douglas County the 88th community in the… Read More
Native Seeds
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The Native Lands Restoration Collaborative and Douglas County will host two events to collect native prairie seeds at the Ivan Boyd Prairie Preserve, 184 E. 2000 Road, east of Baldwin City off of… Read More
Mobile mental health service
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Douglas County is partnering with Teladoc Health to provide residents with free, confidential access to its mental health service, available online 24/7.Teladoc Health’s mental health service offers… Read More

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