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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 project record shows Trinity facility denied, but minutes contain conflicting vote entries
The county’s project record lists CORE Electric Cooperative’s Trinity Substation and peaking-facility application as denied, while Planning Commission minutes place Commissioner Ed Kubly in both the yes and no columns on two motions.
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Douglas County plan targets faster commercial development reviews
The proposal includes coordinators, concurrent reviews and online tools, but no plan-specific budget, implementation calendar or full baseline for measuring results.
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Douglas water commission backs ‘prohibit’ language for groundwater-only development
The commission forwarded its draft water plan with a recommendation to replace “discourage” with “prohibit,” while the plan’s adoption process, legal implementation and key definitions remain unresolved.
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Douglas County commissioners to consider up to $50 million for Parker housing project
The proposed financing would support a 204-unit affordable and workforce rental project at 6793 Scott Ave.; commissioners had not voted as of Aug. 22.
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Douglas County approves planned park near Plaza Drive in Highlands Ranch
The 8-0 land-use approval advances a planned park with gardens, recreation areas and 24 parking spaces, but permits, access agreements, costs and operating terms remain unresolved.
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Douglas County approves $11.76 million supplemental budget appropriation
The unanimous Aug. 11 action raises the amended 2026 county budget to $768.7 million and authorizes funding for law enforcement, roads, wildfire mitigation, communications and biochar infrastructure.
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Douglas County approves 35-year Flexential tax rebate for Parker data center
Commissioners approved a 100% rebate on the county’s share of business personal-property taxes, with an estimate of about $19.3 million and key agreement terms still unavailable.
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Douglas County Greenworks serves 7,500 customers as biochar plant remains under construction
Douglas County’s Greenworks programs have served more than 7,500 customers, while the planned Sedalia biochar facility is scheduled for equipment delivery Sept. 21 and commissioning in February 2027.