Douglas County landowners say County Ditch 6 is a dud, don t want to pay for it
Property owners in Alexandria Township claim they are not benefitting from it as their land doesn t drain into it. 5:20 pm, May 19, 2021 ×
Douglas County Commissioners – (from left) Charlie Meyer, Heather Larson, Jerry Rapp, Tim Kalina and Keith Englund – listen to concerns from landowners wanting to remove their property from Douglas County Ditch 6. Speaking on behalf of the county, and seated at the table in front of the commissioners, were Kurt Deter, attorney (left) and Tom Anderson, Drainage and Ag inspector. (Celeste Edenloff / Echo Press)
Property owners who say they aren t getting any benefit from a county ditch for which they are assessed will have to wait until the next Douglas County Board meeting for any sort of resolution
Latoka and Lobster are the lakes impacted. 4:22 pm, Apr. 7, 2021 ×
Two lakes in Douglas County, including Lake Latoka, will have permanent no wake zones on certain sections. On Lake Latoka, a no wake zone will be implemented at the Narrows, which runs under Interstate 94 between the north and south bays. This photo was taken by Craig Mische in 2018. He was on the east side of Latoka Heights Lane, but the drone he used was further south. (Contributed photo)
Boaters beware, no wake zones have permanently been put in place on sections of two Douglas County lakes – Latoka and Lobster. Also, electric trolling motors are now OK to use on a portion of Lake Ida.
Despite opposition, Douglas County commissioners approve storage facility on Lake Andrew
Owners and developers of the project, Kirsten and Eric Nelson and Adam and Alicia Bertram, followed the rules says commissioner Keith Englund. Officials also cited notices of previous opportunity for public comment. 1:24 pm, Feb. 17, 2021 ×
This rendering depicts was the proposed storage facility would look like. The document was included in the packet for the Douglas County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday, Feb. 16. (Contributed)
A proposed 24-unit commercial storage facility on Lake Andrew, opposed by neighbors, was unanimously approved by Douglas County commissioners at the Tuesday, Feb 16, regular meeting.
Land and Resource Management Director Dave Rush said when the planned unit development application came before the planning commission in January, he had received plenty of feedback from neighbors opposing the project. They had several concerns, inclu