Douglas County has hired Sean Reid as Director of Zoning and Codes. Sean has over forty years experience in the construction industry and has been working in the enforcement and administration of building codes since 1982. Mr. Reid has led the Johnson County Contractor Licensing Program for the last ten years as the Program Manager. Previous to that, Sean was Building Inspector and Plan Analyst for the City of Lenexa, Kansas....
Douglas County offices will be closed starting at 3 PM on Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, 2015.
District Court offices will be closed on Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, 2015.
Douglas County and District Court will be closed on Friday, December 25, 2015 for the Christmas holiday. This includes offices in the Douglas County Courthouse, the Douglas County Judicial & Law Enforcement Center, and all external offices. Douglas County will reopen its doors on Monday, December 28, 2015.
The Douglas County Jail & Mental Health Court Study was presented at the Town Hall meeting on Monday, November 2, 2015. Below are links to the study document (3 sections) and the summary presentation as shown at the Town Hall meeting.
Route 1055 between N 400 Road and N 500 Road will be opened to traffic through construction on Tuesday, September 29, weather permitting. Traffic will be carried on the milled asphalt pavement through October 4. Route 1055 between N 500 Road and N 600 Road will remain closed.
Administrative items – 5:30 PM
Determine quorum of members, agenda approval
Approval of November meeting minutes
Member reappointments: Vote to recommend to Commissions
TK Peterson, Marlin Bates, Kim Criner, Ashley Jones-Wisner, Jennifer Kongs
New member updates:
Farm Bureau—Scott Thellman, Juniper Hill Farm
At-Large Appointee by Commissioner Flory—Carolyn Wulfkhule, Lone Pine Ag Services
Beginning Monday, September 21, Route 1055 (Haskell Ave. extended; E 1700 Road) will be closed to traffic between N 1175 Road and N 1250 Road for road reconstruction and bridge rehabilitation work. The Route 1055 closure will occur immediately following the opening to traffic of relocated Louisiana Street (E 1400 Road; new Michigan Street) south of 31st Street. The Route 1055 closure will last into December 2015.
The Douglas County Public Works Department announces that beginning Monday, September 14, Route 1055 (E 1700 Road) will be closed to through traffic between N 400 Road and N 600 Road. The closure beginning September 14 extends by one mile the current Route 1055 closure between N 500 Road and N 600 Road. The closure of Route 1055 between N 400 Road and N 500 Road is for Phase II project work to rehabilitate the pavement and improve ditches in the one-mile section and to reconstruct the N 500 Road intersection.
Douglas County Kansas is currently featuring photography and design by Jenni Blake for Aug 19th - Sept 29th, 2015 on the first floor of the County Courthouse for the 2015 Local Artist Series. The County Courthouse is located at 1100 Massachusetts in beautiful downtown Lawrence, Kansas.
The photography of Camron Flanders will continue to be on display on the second floor as well.
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is in the process of developing a preferred solution to upgrade the K-10 West Leg SLT to a four lane freeway from I-70 to Iowa Street/U.S. 59. Please review the latest project update factsheet and provide your input on the two alternatives for review through the online survey. The survey will be active through Monday, August 24, 2015.
For more information, please contact KDOT Public Affairs Manager Kimberly Qualls at 785-640-9340 or kqualls@ksdot.org.
NEWS RELEASE AND MEDIA ADVISORY
June 15, 2015
Lawrence, Kan.—A full-scale emergency exercise will take place in Lawrence Thursday, June 18. Participating agencies include Douglas County Emergency Management, Kansas University Public Safety, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence Police Department, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Kansas Highway Patrol, Douglas County Emergency Communications Center, Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center and Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department.