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The Douglas County Clerk’s Elections Office is being recognized today for excellence in election administration with a national Clearinghouse Award for “Outstanding Innovations in Elections – Small/… Go to the web page
Fireworks can be legally discharged in the unincorporated areas of Douglas County as long as the property owner has given permission and provides supervision. Fireworks should not be discharged on a… Go to the web page
Douglas County Unified Command leaders and public health officers strongly encourage COVID-19 vaccination, testing and wearing masks in crowded places as the holidays near and cases and… Go to the web page
The Board of County Commissioners reached a tentative agreement on July 12 on an approximately $190.7 million budget for 2024. They agreed on a mill levy of 44.219 mills, which is a decrease of two… Go to the web page
The Douglas County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) today recognized firefighter and paramedic Tiffany Saturday and Douglas County Consolidated Fire District No. 1 with the 2025 Preparedness… Go to the web page
Streamline Coffee owner Katie Hoke participated in a six-week online program called the Douglas County Foodpreneur Bootcamp last fall. The program covered licensing, food and labor cost, menu… Go to the web page
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019
4:00 p.m. WORK SESSION
1.) Behavioral Health Peer Fellows Project – Bob Tryanski, presenting
No action is taken at Work Sessions. All items are referred to future… Go to the web page
The Kansas Association of Counties along with Douglas County Commissioners recognized 31 Douglas County employees for their years of service during the Feb. 27 commission meeting. Together, these… Go to the web page
Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to Kansas businesses and residents affected by tornadoes and severe storms that occurred May 28, announced acting Administrator Christopher M.… Go to the web page
The Douglas County Zoning and Codes Department is hosting several meetings in October about proposed changes to the Zoning and Subdivision Regulations for unincorporated Douglas County. During the… Go to the web page
Douglas County is scheduled to launch a pilot Drug Court in January and the program will accept 15 participants. Douglas County District Court Judge B. Kay Huff will preside over the specialty court… Go to the web page
As severe weather season ramps up, the COVID-19 pandemic has raised questions about how to react to severe weather. While we understand the importance of social distancing, the National Weather… Go to the web page
The proposed 2021 Douglas County budget is $125.5 million and has a flat mill levy of 46.430 mills.
Seventy percent of Douglas County’s revenues are from ad valorem taxes and 9% are from sales taxes… Go to the web page
Douglas County nonprofits, agencies and businesses have spent the $24.9 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds that were provided by the State of Kansas… Go to the web page
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission is recommending a proposed text amendment to the subdivision regulations for Lawrence and the unincorporated areas of Douglas County. The amendment is… Go to the web page
Douglas County Commissioners on April 14 unanimously approved an updated public health order recommended by local health officers that keeps a countywide mask mandate and social distancing… Go to the web page
The Douglas County Commission will consider a new emergency public health order during its Feb. 9 meeting. The new order would require individuals to wear face coverings at indoor gatherings in which… Go to the web page
The University of Kansas School of Law’s Legal Aid Clinic will host a Clean Slate Criminal Record Expungement Clinic in partnership with the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office and Lawrence… Go to the web page
Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez today announced that juries in two separate trials returned guilty verdicts against John Timothy Price, 34, of Lawrence, for incidents that occurred in… Go to the web page
The Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council (HCC) is hosting a preservation conference, “Trails, Tales and Structures: The Stories of Douglas County Heritage,” June 24-25 in Baldwin City. The… Go to the web page
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