By Rocky Mountain Voice Staff On March 25, the Douglas County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to initiate a nine-step process to become a home rule county. If approved, Douglas would join Weld and Pitkin as the only counties in Colorado with a home rule charter. The vote, however, surprised many residents. A source reported […]
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Douglas County commissioners voted on Tuesday to explore establishing a home rule charter, arguing the move would allow the county to carve a path that is different than where the state is headed. Establishing home rule, officials said, gives commissioners and the county more local control.
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In Douglas County, Colorado, a battle over education choice is brewing as efforts to open a new classical charter school, the John Adams Academy, face fierce opposition. Spearheading the initiative is Ellie Reynolds, a Sterling Ranch resident and mom, and Kim Gilmartin, a seasoned advocate for school choice, who has helped launch multiple classical charter schools across the state.
Douglas County calls it a ‘pilot program.’ Opponents call it a ‘firestarter kit.’ Despite fire safety warnings, financial concerns and widespread public opposition, county officials are moving forward with the pilot project to allow primitive camping at Sandstone Ranch.
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A battle is brewing over the future of Sandstone Ranch Open Space.
Douglas County law enforcement officials on Wednesday declared support for legislation to flip a state law that has barred local officials from working with federal immigration agents.
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The only constant in life is said to be change. That certainly is the way it may feel for those in a number of county Republican parties around Colorado.
Quick work and thinking by Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies protected a family of pedestrians from getting hit by a driver in a stolen vehicle at a grocery store.
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Jay Longmire quit the Douglas County Planning Commission this week, protesting what he called years of alleged “bullying, antagonization, abuse, and slander” of Commissioner Lora Thomas by fellow commissioners George Teal and Abe Laydon.
A few member of Douglas County Board of County Commissioners recently traveled from one “D.C.” to another.
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