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Water providers urge Douglas County to ban high-water-use plants
A county draft would require landscape plans to identify irrigated turf and high-water-use plants, while allowing local water providers to impose stricter rules.
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Douglas County reports 28 cyclosporiasis cases, 46 salmonella cases and one hantavirus death
A Sept. 10 Board of Health update also reported no confirmed local measles or Ebola cases and outlined expanded surveillance for the fall respiratory-illness season.
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Douglas County approves $634,904 in grants for services for older residents
The grants will fund 10 projects involving meals, housing navigation, home repairs, rental assistance, transportation and services for older adults across Douglas County.
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Douglas County approves $634,904 for 10 older-adult service projects
The grants are intended to support meals, housing navigation, home repairs, rental assistance, transportation-related services and other programs for Douglas County residents age 60 and older.
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Douglas County approves Sedalia wastewater design and Shadow Mountain paving agreement
Commissioners approved a $375,232 design amendment for the next phase of the Highway 85/Sedalia wastewater project and an agreement coordinating a waterline replacement with full-road paving.
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Douglas County board to consider homelessness grant, cybersecurity renewal and AI subscription
Commissioners are scheduled to consider three consent-agenda proposals Aug. 11, but available records do not show board action.
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Douglas County groundwater model could cost $24,000 to $38,000, but funding remains unresolved
A Water Commission presentation highlighted limits in the county’s domestic-well monitoring network, while a proposed model remains exploratory with no approved scope, funder or lead agency.
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Penley Fire remains 3 acres, 75% contained, sheriff says
Crews were mopping up and strengthening control lines Tuesday evening; no newer official fire or evacuation update was verified by the July 29 UTC cutoff.
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Penley Fire estimated at 3 acres as evacuations scaled back west of Sedalia
More than 125 firefighters were protecting about a dozen threatened structures early Monday as officials reduced evacuations; current map boundaries and road status were unavailable.
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Evacuation zone ordered for forest fire west of Sedalia
Residents within two miles of West Douglas Fire Station 132 were directed to the Sedalia Post Office; officials had not released acreage, containment or threatened-structure figures by Sunday evening.
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Douglas County commission approves planning request for Aurora Rampart water pipeline
The unanimous July 20 vote advances Aurora’s roughly 6.5-mile raw-water pipeline project, but construction permits, funding and final access plans remain unresolved.
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Douglas County planning commission leaves 745-acre Crow’s Nest proposal unresolved
The commission heard competing arguments about growth, infrastructure and open space but did not vote or issue a recorded recommendation on the proposed comprehensive-plan map amendment.