Tag: Douglas County Commissioners
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Water overshadows worry in Douglas County’s Pine Canyon development proposal
The proposed development would add 1,800 residential units to a 530-acre site near Caste Rock.
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Lora Thomas points to outside group’s attack ads against her in primary loss
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas insisted tens of thousands in outside spending contributed to her primary loss in the race for a state House seat. Thomas claimed a group spent $180,000 in attack ads against her. Thomas lost by 824 votes to first-time candidate Matt…
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Douglas County contributes $1.2M into redesigning I-25 ramp at Happy Canyon Road
The project, which has been in the making since 2012, intends to make improvements on the Happy Canyon Road interchange in Castle Pines
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Lone Tree residents protest plans to locate new 23rd Judicial District office near Heritage Hills neighborhood
Douglas County Commissioners hold public hearing on issue Thursday night.
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Two economic organizations in Douglas County merge, expanding reach
Douglas county wants more aerospace, healthcare, finance, transportation, and clean technology companies.
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Douglas County aims to challenge Colorado’s sanctuary laws amid illegal immigration surge in Denver
Douglas County’s commissioners are eyeing a legal challenge to Colorado’s “sanctuary” laws amid a surge in illegal immigration that has already cost Denver — the epicenter of the crisis — tens of millions of dollars. They also advanced a proposed ordinance that bars commercial buses from unloading passengers “other than at a planned and scheduled documented destination,” a clear attempt to…
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Douglas County to hear from public on short-term vacation rentals
The Board of Douglas County Commissioners wants to hear from county residents. Board members have been hearing from property owners about expanding the market for vacation rentals — like VRBO and Airbnb — or for visiting nurses in unincorporated areas of Douglas County. Members also want to hear from property owners opposed to short-term rentals…
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Douglas County to continue receiving services from Tri-County Health Department through 2022
Douglas County commissioners signed an intergovernmental agreement on Tuesday that extends the county’s contract with the Tri-County Health Department through 2022. The extension comes just weeks after the commissioners voted to begin a process that would establish a local health department. However, the county will still rely on Tri-County for core services such as environmental…
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Douglas County’s rural fire departments awarded $100,000
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Board of Douglas Co Commissioners release a statement about increased COVID-19 regulations
One day after the state moved their county to a stricter COVOD-19 level, the Board of Douglas County Commissioners responded to the enhanced restrictions Friday. The board asked to state to reconsider the standards it uses in determining the restrictions, saying it should put more weight on severity since the restrictions have a negative impact…