The attorneys of Kansas Holistic Defenders saw two-thirds of their clients’ misdemeanor charges dismissed or poised for likely dismissal from September 2022 through September 2023.
Controversy in Pottawatomie and Douglas counties about expansion of county commissions to 5 members surfaced Monday with a Kansas House committee backing a bill mandating new seats be filled at the next general election.
The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday voted 2-1 against the next step in a plan for the New Boston Crossings development south of Lawrence. However, the denial won’t likely have much of an impact on the project overall.
Douglas County commissioners will hold a work session and a special Saturday meeting this spring to discuss a permit for a massive solar farm north of Lawrence.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Wages have not kept pace with rising rent rates and utility costs, and that has contributed to Douglas County’s increase in homelessness, subject matter experts told commissioners during a special meeting Wednesday.
The Lawrence City Commission and Douglas County Commission on Wednesday will hold a joint meeting to review the strategic plan to address homelessness and hear updates on progress.
A service that gives Douglas County first responders extra information to better help people in emergencies will be available for at least five more years under a renewed contract.
Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission members voted on a 4-4 tie to recommend denial of a permit for a massive solar farm north of Lawrence after a meeting that stretched hours into early Tuesday morning.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Planning commissioners on Monday will consider whether to recommend approval of a permit for an approximately 604-acre commercial solar farm across three parcels of land north of Lawrence.
The Douglas County Commission’s meeting room in the historic downtown courthouse will soon see an estimated $1.36 million in renovations to make room for two new commissioners coming to the dais.
