Douglas County complex earns LEED Silver award
Douglas County Public Works and Zoning and Codes complex receives a Silver LEED award from the U S Green Building Council for its eco friendly design. Visitors see reserved parking for hybrid and small compact vehicles and the building opened in April 2015 at 3755 E 25th St with LEED levels noted as part of the recognition.
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Douglas County Public Works and Zoning and Codes Complex
Douglas County Public Works
Keith Browning
Public Works Complex
U.S. Green Building Council
E. 25Th St
Eileen Horn
Lawrence- Douglas County
Lawrence
Clark Huesemann
Douglas County Public Works Facility
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Authorities identify missing man after lake incident
Douglas County Sheriff s Office confirms 18 year old Cameron Kirchner of Gardner is missing after a jow boat capsized at Douglas State Fishing Lake near Baldwin City. A 17 year old survived. Kirchner did not. Search and recovery efforts continue with no life jacket reported.
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Fishing
Douglas State
Cameron Kirchner
Gardner
Kirchner
Douglas County
Sheriffs Office
Kristen Dymacek
Baldwin City
Dymacek
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Brownback vows veto of tax rollback bill
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback promised Tuesday to veto a bipartisan bill rolling back personal income tax cuts he championed. He called the measure an assault on middle class pocketbooks as GOP lawmakers approved it and sent it to his office. The package, with issues on teacher tenure and Medicaid, tests Democratic strength and GOP moderates.
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Toppeka
Kansas
Sam Brownback
City approves Parks and Rec sponsorship policy
The Lawrence City Commission unanimously approved a Parks and Recreation Sponsorship Policy allowing private dollars to fund improvements or additions to city parks and recreation facilities while addressing concerns about private funds for public purposes.
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Lawrence’ City Commission
Parks and Recreation
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